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Happy birthday to Kennedy Center-honored, ACM, CMA, and Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Linda Ronstadt, a multi-format success with songs like "Love Is a Rose," "Blue Bayou," "When Will I Be Loved," plus her work with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.
#MusicIsLife
Twenty-nine years ago, Mariah Carey became the first female act to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at
#1
with 'Fantasy,' making chart history.
#MusicIsLife
4 years ago, Carrie Underwood received a gold single from the RIAA for "Love Wins" along with a double-platinum award for the Keith Urban collaboration "The Fighter."
#MusicIsLife
Happy birthday to Country Music Hall of Fame member/Grammy, ACM, and CMA-winning singer/songwriter Garth Brooks, who packs stadiums worldwide and has sold over 170 million albums.
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Thirteen years ago, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood played the first two of nine concerts at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, joined by guest Steve Wariner. The shows raised $3.5 million for flood relief.
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Six years ago, Jimmy Buffett brought a surprise guest, Miranda Lambert, for background vocals on "Margaritaville" during a concert at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis.
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Happy birthday to ACM, CMA, AMA, and Grammy-winning singer/actress Reba McEntire, who's had over 30
#1
hits and sold more than 70 million albums worldwide.
#MusicIsLife
Happy birthday to Andrew Loog Oldham, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer and manager (The Rolling Stones, Small Faces, John Mayall, Rod Stewart, The Nice, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton).
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Twenty-two years ago, singer, songwriter, and outlaw Waylon Jennings died. He played bass for Buddy Holly, released a series of duet albums with Willie Nelson, was a member of Highwaymen with Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, and had a huge solo career.
#MusicIsLegend
Happy birthday to the pride of Monticello, GA: Grammy, ACM, and CMA-winning singer Trisha Yearwood ("She's in Love with the Boy," "Walkaway Joe," "The Song Remembers When," "How Do I Live").
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Happy birthday to the musician, actor, songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Fame member Kris Kristofferson ('Me and Bobby McGee,' 'For the Good Times,' 'Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down,' 'Help Me Make It Through the Night'). He was also a member of The Highwaymen.
#MusicIsLife
5 years ago, Keith Urban led the audience in a round of "Happy Birthday" for his wife, Nicole Kidman, at Oshkosh, WI’s Country USA Festival.
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Born today, 1954: the late Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and virtuoso guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan played on David Bowie's Let's Dance album and led his group Double Trouble to hits like 'Pride and Joy.'
#MusicIsLegend
Happy birthday to Kennedy Center-honored, ACM, CMA, and Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Linda Ronstadt ("Love Is a Rose," "Blue Bayou," "Crazy," "When Will I Be Loved"), who also worked with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.
#MusicIsLegend
Born today, 1942: the late ACM, CMA, and Grammy-winning Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tammy Wynette ("Another Lonely Song," "'Til I Get It Right," "Stand By Your Man").
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Six years ago, Keith Urban led the audience in a round of "Happy Birthday" for his wife, Nicole Kidman, at Oshkosh, WI’s Country USA Festival.
#MusicIsLife
Born today, 1951: the late singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg ("Leader of the Band," "Same Old Lang Syne," "Part of the Plan," "Longer," "Heart Hotels," "Hard to Say").
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Two years ago, Tom T. Hall died. Known as The Storyteller, he wrote “I Love,” "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died," and "Harper Valley P.T.A." He was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Thirty-six years ago, Willie Nelson presented the first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, IL, with Merle Haggard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Waylon Jennings, and others.
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Twenty-two years ago, The Girls Night Out Tour - starring Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Jamie O'Neal, and Carolyn Dawn Johnson, the largest all-female concert lineup in country music history - wrapped up in Louisville, KY.
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Happy birthday to Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC ('It's Gonna Be Me'), solo artist ('SexyBack'), and actor ("The Social Network").
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10 years ago, Garth Brooks played the final show in a three-year run at the Wynn Las Vegas. Trisha Yearwood joins him on stage for the finale.
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Thirty-five years ago, Country Music Hall of Fame member Keith Whitley died from alcohol poisoning at his Nashville home. His hits included "Don't Close Your Eyes," "When You Say Nothing at All," and "I'm No Stranger to the Rain."
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Three years ago, Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings announced the sale of the company to South Korean firm HYBE. As a result, the Big Machine label is owned by the same company that oversees K-pop group BTS.
#MusicIsLife
Born today, 1929: the late Buck Owens, a central pillar of the Bakersfield Sound ("I've Got a Tiger by the Tail"), a TV host ("Hee Haw"), and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
#MusicIsLegend
Born today, 1937: the Country Music Hall of Fame and Kennedy Center Honors member, Grammy and CMA winner, BMI Icon, singer, and songwriter Merle Haggard.
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Five years ago, Reba McEntire celebrated 40 years since her Grand Ole Opry debut and welcomed Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, and Carrie Underwood as special guests.
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Thirty-seven years ago, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris hit
#1
on the Billboard country chart for the first of five weeks with their "Trio" album.
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Eight years ago, The Country Music Hall of Fame opened "Keith Urban So Far," an exhibit featuring Grammy awards, hand-written lyrics, and guitars damaged in the 2010 Nashville flood.
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