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On September 30, 1992, Garth Brooks and Vince Gill each won two awards at the 1992 CMA Awards. In 2006, George Strait's "Give It Away" reached No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. Deborah Allen and Marty Stuart share this birthday.
Garth Brooks and Vince Gill each won two awards at the 1992 CMA Awards. Garth took Entertainer and Album of the Year. Vince, who hosted with Reba McEntire, won Male Vocalist and Song of the Year for "Look at Us."
Richard Bowden was born in Linden, Texas. He became one half of the country comedy duo Pinkard & Bowden.
Deborah Allen was born Deborah Lynn Thurmond in Memphis, Tennessee. Her 1983 hit "Baby I Lied" reached No. 4 on the country chart. She also wrote No. 1 songs for Janie Fricke and John Conlee.
Marty Stuart was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He is loved for keeping traditional country alive while mixing in honky-tonk and rockabilly. He married Connie Smith on July 8, 1997.
Eddie Montgomery was born in Danville, Kentucky. He went on to form Montgomery Gentry with Troy Gentry. In 2000, both the ACM and the CMA named them Duo of the Year.
Daron Norwood was born in Lubbock, Texas. His first album gave him two Top 40 country singles, "If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You" and "Cowboys Don't Cry." He died in 2015 at 49.
George Strait's "Give It Away" reached No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. It was his 41st No. 1, breaking the record he had shared with Conway Twitty.
Patsy Cline signed her first record deal, a two-year contract with Bill McCall's 4 Star Records. She was 22 years old. Her first album, Patsy Cline, came out in 1957.
Faith Hill shared her new song "American Heart" with fans on Twitter. She answered fan questions online before singing on NBC's Sunday Night Football that night.
Farm Aid 2006 was held in Camden, New Jersey, to raise money for family farmers. Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp were joined by Jerry Lee Lewis, Shelby Lynne and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage. The two had wed in Sydney in June 2006. The divorce was final in January 2026.
Source: clickondetroit.comThe National Barn Dance from Chicago's WLS radio began airing across the country on NBC. It was one of the first big country music shows on the radio, and it paved the way for many that followed.
Source: otrr.orgBluegrass Dobro great Josh Graves died at 79. Known as "Uncle Josh," he joined Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys in 1955. He is credited with bringing the Dobro into bluegrass.
Richard Bowden (1945), Deborah Allen (1953), Marty Stuart (1958), Eddie Montgomery (1963) and Daron Norwood (1965) were all born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 2006, George Strait's "Give It Away" reached No. 1 on the Billboard country chart.
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