A Day In Music
A Day in Music - October 8th
Today in country music history:
2004 - Keith Urban kicked off his first tour in Muncie, Indiana.
2003 - Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge taped an episode of CMT Crossroads in Los Angeles.
2002 - Trace Adkins suffered a hairline sternum fracture when he was pinned under a tractor in an accident on his Tennessee property.
1999 - The all sisters country trio SheDaisy made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry.
1994 - Toby Keith went to number one with "Who's That Man."
1984 – Anne Murray won the Country Music Association’s Album of the Year Award for A Little Good News. Murray was the first woman to achieve this honor.
1977 - The Kendalls scored their first number one hit with "Heaven's Just A Sin Away."
Birthdays:
Susan Raye - singer
Ricky Lee Phelps - singer, Brothers Phelps, Kentucky Headhunters
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