On this date in Country Legend History... 1968- Glen Campbell won two honors, Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year, during the second annual Country Music Association awards at Nashvilles Ryman Auditorium. 1972- A teenage Marty Stuart made his recording debut as a member of Lester Flatts band at Nashvilles RCA Studio B. 1975- Johnny Cash, June Carter and The Tennessee Three are guests on the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell. 1979- Kenny Rogers sang The Gambler as a guest on The Muppet Show. 1980 - Don Williams I Believe In You takes up the #1 position on the Billboard country chart. 1983- Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton received a gold single for Islands In The Stream. 1984 - Mickey Gilley is honored with a star at 6922 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 1987- An Alabama judge rules that Jett Williams is legally the daughter of Hank Williams. 1989- Alabama sang Happy Birthday as the bands hometown, Fort Payne, turns 100. 1998- Kathy Mattea served as honorary chairwoman for the Nashville AIDS Walk, a 3.2-mile course at the Bicentennial Mall in Nashville. 2002- Johnny Cash began two days of filming at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, for his Hurt video. 2009- Tammy Wynette was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:28:02 +0000
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