A Day In Music
A Day in Music - November 23rd
Today in country music history:
2005 - Kenny Chesney: Somewhere in the Sun aired on ABC on Thanksgiving Eve.
2000 - Rascal Flatts, Jo Dee Messina and Kenny Chesney performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
2000 - Faith Hill's first TV special, Faith!, aired on CBS Thanksgiving night.
2000 – Twelve-year-old country star Billy Gilman sang "One Voice" at the Dallas Cowboys-Minnesota Vikings football game. Jessica Simpson sang with Billy during the halftime show.
1996 - Trace Adkins made his Grand Ole Opry debut. He also called out his girlfriend Rhonda and asked her to marry him onstage. She said yes.
1996 - Deana Carter went to number one with "Strawberry Wine."
1992 - Roy Acuff died of heart failure at age 89.
1968 - Tammy Wynette took the top spot on the country songs chart with "Stand By Your Man."
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