Today in Country: 1985 - Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year; Top Vocal Group; and Album of the Year, for Roll On; in the 20th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, aired on NBC from the Goodtime Theater at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California 1989 - Naomi Judd marries Larry Strickland at Christ Church in Nashville. Ashley and Wynonna Judd serve as bridesmaids at the ceremony, and Wynonna performs with band member Don Potter 1989 - Keith Whitley plays a concert date at the Armadillo Ballroom in Brazoria, Texas, that amounts to his final show 2006 - Carrie Underwood graduates magna cum laude from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, as she receives her bachelor of arts degree 2007 - Kenny Chesney and Brooks & Dunn wrap the two-day Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, for an audience of 30,000. Also playing: Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Jason Aldean, Gary Allan, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Green and Sugarland 2013 - Luke Bryan, Eric Church and Miranda Lambert lead the slate of CMT Music Awards finalists with four nominations apiece
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 14:45:00 +0000