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Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Both singers recorded their own versions: Jones on his 1958 album Long Live King George, and Miller on his 1970 album A Trip in the Country. The song was co-written by George Jones and Roger Miller. His debut studio album, Clear as Day, includes the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls".Īlan Jackson released "Tall, Tall Trees" his twelfth #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The title track was originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972 and has since been recorded by dozens of performers including Elvis Presley in 1972 and John Wesley Ryles in 1979.īorn on this day in Raleigh, North Carolina, was Scotty McCreery who won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. The album spent 22 weeks at the top of the charts and stayed for a total of 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. Willie Nelson was at #1 on the country album chart with Always on My Mind, which became the Billboard #1 country album of the year. Dolly Parton won Entertainer Of The Year and Grandpa Jones was inducted into the Hall Of Fame. Johnny Cash hosted the 12th annual Country Music Association Awards Show, broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on the CBS-TV network. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Her songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, and Kacey Musgraves. The couple emerged from a Santa Monica, California courthouse arm in arm, kiss and depart separately.īorn on this day was American singer-songwriter Brandy Clark. home and five percent of the total outstanding stock in two publishing companies. The settlement also included half the proceeds from the sale of an L.A. She was given property along with $725,000 and an additional $4,200 a month for the support of their five-year old daughter, Lisa Marie. He made his debut in 2001 with the single "What If She's an Angel", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.Įlvis and Priscilla Presley were granted a divorce after six and half years of marriage. Johnny Cash played the first night of a week long tour appearing with Elvis Presley, Floyd Cramer, Jimmy Newman and Porter Wagoner at the Cheery Springs Dance Hall, Cherryspring.īorn on this day in Austin, Texas, was Tommy Shane Steiner, country music artist.

The song, stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks and was the first of seven #1 Billboard country hits Snow scored throughout his career. Hank Snow was at #1 on the Country music singles charts with "I'm Moving On".
