Today in Country Music: March 11 2013- Big Machine releases Highway Dont Care, by Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift, to radio. Keith Urban plays guitar on the single. 2006- Don Williams performs whats expected to be his final Nashville concert, appearing at David Lipscomb Universitys Allen Arena. Keith Urban is a surprise opening act, and Williams is joined by Josh Turner on Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good 2006- Josh Turner gets his first #1 single on Billboards Country chart, as Your Man hits #1. 2005- The movie Black Cloud, written and directed by Rick Schroder, opens in seven cities. The picture features Tim McGraw in the role of a sheriff. 2003- Faith Hill, Toby Keith and Shania Twain take the post position with five nominations apiece for the second annual CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards. The Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban claim four nominations each. 2002- Pat Green is hospitalized in Brownsville, Texas, with facial fractures after hes attacked on the beach in South Padre Island by two men. 2000- Joe Diffie marries Theresa Crump at Nashvilles Opryland Hotel. Her pet chihuahua, Lobo, serves as the ring bearer. 2000- Lonestar goes to #1 with Smile on Billboards Country chart. 1995- George Strait takes You Cant Make A Heart Love Somebody to #1 on Billboards Country chart. 1989- Ronnie Milsap goes to #1 with Dont You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) on Billboards Country chart. 1972- Freddie Hart begins a hefty six-week stay at #1 on Billboards Country chart with My Hang-Up Is You 1970- Songwriter Ben Hayslip is born in Evans, Georgia. Among the songs he authors: Blake Sheltons Honey Bee, Luke Bryans I Dont Want This Night To End, Joe Nichols Gimmie That Girl and Jason Aldeans When She Says Baby 1969- After 25 years as a Bluegrass duo, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs split up. 1955- Jimmy Fortune is born in Nelson County, Virginia. He replaces Lew DeWitt in The Statler Brothers in 1982, writing their hits Elizabeth and My Only Love. The Statlers enter the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
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