Today in Country: 1965 - Wreck on the highway: Roy Acuff, guitarist June Stearns and steel player Shot Jackson are injured in a near-fatal car crash in east Tennessee. Acuff has a pair of pelvic fractures and a broken collarbone. Stearns never returns to the band 1965 - Ken Mellons is born in Kingsport, Tennessee. The deep-voiced singer earns a 1994 hit with Jukebox Junkie 1970 - Johnny Cash records Kris Kristoffersons Sunday Morning Coming Down at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville 1970 - Gerald Vernon is born in Columbus, Ohio. Using the professional name Gary LeVox, he becomes the lead singer for Rascal Flatts, whose tight harmonies and positive lyrics lead to numerous multi-platinum albums and Vocal Group of the Year honors 1980 - Joshua Scott Jones is born in Charleston, Illinois. With Meghan Linsey, he forms Steel Magnolia, introduced on CMTs Can You Duet. The act earns a hit with its 2009 debut, Keep On Lovin You 2010 - Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike Fisher at the Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. Attending celebs include Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul 2012 - Luke Bryan performs The Star-Spangled Banner before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kellie Pickler does God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch. The National League beats the American League, 8-0 2013 - Randy Travis undergoes emergency brain surgery after suffering a stroke at the Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano in Texas
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:10:01 +0000
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