THE BIG MOMENT1971
Hag by Merle Haggard and the Strangers was the No. 1 country album
Hag by Merle Haggard and the Strangers was the No. 1 country album. It was Haggard's fifth album to top Billboard's country albums chart.
On This Day in Country Music: May 25
Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
What happened on May 25 in country music history?
On May 25, 1971, Hag by Merle Haggard and the Strangers was the No. 1 country album. In 2005, Garth Brooks asked Trisha Yearwood to marry him on stage at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California. It’s also Jessi Colter’s birthday.
Country Stars Born on May 25
1893
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman
Ernest "Pop" Stoneman was born in Monarat (Iron Ridge), Carroll County, Virginia. One of country music's first big recording acts, he entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
1936
Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall, known as "The Storyteller," was born near Olive Hill, Kentucky. He wrote 12 No. 1 hits, plus Jeannie C. Riley's 1968 smash "Harper Valley PTA."
1939
Jimmy Capps
Guitarist Jimmy Capps was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He played in the Grand Ole Opry house band for over 50 years and on hits like "The Gambler" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today." He died in 2020 at 81.
1943
Jessi Colter
Jessi Colter was born in Phoenix, Arizona. The wife of Waylon Jennings, she hit No. 1 on the country chart in 1975 with "I'm Not Lisa."
1956
Cindy Cashdollar
Steel guitar and Dobro player Cindy Cashdollar was born in Woodstock, New York. She won five Grammy Awards during her eight years with Asleep at the Wheel.
No. 1 Songs on This Date
1968
Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" reached No. 1 on the country chart. The song was written by Bobby Russell.
On TV and the Big Screen
2011
Scotty McCreery won season 10 of American Idol. The runner-up, Lauren Alaina, was also a country singer.
Love, Family and Life Events
2005
Garth Brooks asked Trisha Yearwood to marry him on stage at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California. They wed that December in Oklahoma.
Source: editorial.americansongwriter.comRemembering the Ones We Lost
2005
Songwriter Ben Peters died in Nashville at 71. Charley Pride recorded 68 of his songs, and six went to No. 1. Peters joined the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980.
Quick Answers
Which country singers were born on May 25?
Jessi Colter (1943) was born on this date.
What was the No. 1 country song on this date?
It depends on the year. In 1968, Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" reached No. 1 on the country chart. In 1971, Hag by Merle Haggard and the Strangers was the No. 1 country album.
This Week in Country Music History
May 222011: Reba McEntire received her Country Music Hall of Fame medallion in Nashville.May 232011: Brad Paisley released This Is Country Music, a salute to the music that shaped him.May 242011: Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart.May 262004: Toby Keith took home four trophies at the 39th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las V…May 271981: Alabama held No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart with Feels So Right.May 281979: Dolly Parton released Great Balls of Fire, her 21st solo studio album.
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