Your daily look at this day in country history, from classic Opry nights to the newest No. 1 hits.
On November 11, 2020, Eric Church was named Entertainer of the Year at the 54th CMA Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker. In 2009, Taylor Swift became the youngest person ever to win Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards.
Eric Church was named Entertainer of the Year at the 54th CMA Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker. Luke Combs won Male Vocalist and Album of the Year, and Charley Pride received the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.
Guitar great Hank Garland was born in Cowpens, South Carolina. He played on Nashville sessions for Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Roy Orbison, and his "Sugarfoot Rag" sold a million copies. He died in 2004 at 74.
Bass player and producer Jimmie Lee Sloas was born in Kentucky. He has played on records for Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. His father sang bluegrass with The Sloas Brothers.
Full Moon by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart. It was the first of three duet albums for the husband and wife.
Waylon Jennings hit No. 1 on the country albums chart with I've Always Been Crazy. It stayed on top for eight weeks, and the title song was a No. 1 single too.
Hank Williams Jr. was named a BMI Icon at the 56th BMI Country Awards in Nashville, with an all-star tribute in his honor.
Source: bmi.comTaylor Swift became the youngest person ever to win Entertainer of the Year at the CMA Awards. Co-host Brad Paisley won Male Vocalist, and Darius Rucker was named New Artist of the Year.
Reba McEntire recorded "Can't Even Get the Blues" at Woodland Studio in Nashville. Released the next fall, it became her first No. 1 country hit.
Garth Brooks released Man Against Machine, his ninth studio album. It opened at No. 1 on the country albums chart and No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Reba McEntire announced she was leaving MCA Nashville after 25 years to sign with Valory Music Co., part of Big Machine. The move put her back with Scott Borchetta, who had worked with her before.
Source: countryuniverse.netIt depends on the year. In 1973, Full Moon by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge sat at No. 1 on the country albums chart. In 1978, Waylon Jennings hit No. 1 on the country albums chart with I've Always Been Crazy.
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