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On November 26, 1992, Garth Brooks held the No. 1 spot on the country albums chart with The Chase, his fourth studio album. In 2015, Chris Stapleton was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Traveller. Linda Davis and Joe Nichols share this birthday.
Garth Brooks held the No. 1 spot on the country albums chart with The Chase, his fourth studio album. It included his take on Little Feat's "Dixie Chicken" and the old cowboy song "Night Rider's Lament."
Linda Davis was born in Dodson, Texas. Her 1993 duet with Reba McEntire, "Does He Love You," went to No. 1 and won them a Grammy. She is married to singer Lang Scott and is the mother of Hillary Scott of Lady A.
Joe Nichols was born in Rogers, Arkansas. The smooth traditional singer has topped the country charts with songs like "Brokenheartsville," "Gimmie That Girl" and "Sunny and 75."
Chris Stapleton was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Traveller. The album shot to the top after he swept the CMA Awards earlier that month, where it won Album of the Year.
Alan Jackson released "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)," his heartfelt song about Sept. 11. It spent five weeks at No. 1, won Song of the Year from both the CMA and ACM, and earned Jackson his first Grammy.
Curb Records released Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, his seventh studio album. It was the first record to feature his road band, The Dancehall Doctors. Two of its songs were later used in the movie Black Cloud.
Johnny Cash landed on the country chart for the first time with "Cry! Cry! Cry!" The Sun Records single climbed to No. 14. Bigger days were coming, with "I Walk the Line" and "There You Go" both going to No. 1.
Source: americansongwriter.comLinda Davis (1962) and Joe Nichols (1976) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1992, Garth Brooks held the No. 1 spot on the country albums chart with The Chase, his fourth studio album. In 2015, Chris Stapleton was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Traveller.
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