Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On November 10, 2021, Luke Combs was named Entertainer of the Year at the 55th CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan in Nashville. In 1956, the Wilburn Brothers, Doyle and Teddy, became members of the Grand Ole Opry. Miranda Lambert and Dave Loggins share this birthday.
Luke Combs was named Entertainer of the Year at the 55th CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan in Nashville. Chris Stapleton won three trophies, including Album of the Year for Starting Over. Carly Pearce won Female Vocalist of the Year.
Paul Cohen, the Decca Records man who helped make Nashville a recording town, was born. He produced Kitty Wells, Webb Pierce, Patsy Cline and Brenda Lee, and later served as president of the Country Music Association. He died in 1970 at 61.
Donna Fargo was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. She topped the country charts in 1972 with "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." and "Funny Face," then followed with more No. 1 songs like "Superman."
Dave Loggins was born in Mountain City, Tennessee. His 1974 song "Please Come to Boston" became a Top 10 pop hit, and he joined the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. He died in Nashville in 2024 at 76.
Chris Cagle was born in DeRidder, Louisiana. His gold-selling first album, Play It Loud, gave him the Top 10 hit "Laredo" and "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out," which went all the way to No. 1.
Miranda Lambert was born in Longview, Texas. She placed third on Nashville Star in 2003, and her 2005 major-label debut, Kerosene, launched her career. She also sings with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley in Pistol Annies.
George Jones was voted the most promising country and western artist in Billboard magazine's yearly poll of disc jockeys across the country.
Kris Kristofferson was named a BMI Icon at the 57th BMI Country Awards in Nashville. Willie Nelson, Vince Gill and Patty Griffin paid tribute, and his songs had earned him 48 BMI awards.
Source: musicrow.comBrad Paisley took Entertainer of the Year at the 44th CMA Awards. Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist, Album of the Year for Revolution and Music Video for "The House That Built Me." Lady Antebellum won Single of the Year for "Need You Now."
The Wilburn Brothers, Doyle and Teddy, became members of the Grand Ole Opry. Roy Acuff first brought them to the Opry as kids in 1940. They later gave a young Loretta Lynn a spot in their touring show.
Johnny Cash played Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and drew a record crowd for the arena.
Source: exhibits.library.uvic.caIn a Nashville hotel room during the country disc jockey convention, songwriter Mae Boren Axton played Elvis Presley a demo of "Heartbreak Hotel." Released on RCA Victor in January 1956, it went to No. 1 on both the pop and country charts.
Grand Ole Opry banjo man David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estell, lost their lives at their Nashville-area home after coming back from an Opry show. Stringbean, a favorite on Hee Haw, was 58.
Donna Fargo (1945), Dave Loggins (1947), Chris Cagle (1968) and Miranda Lambert (1983) were all born on this date.
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