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13/10/2026

On this day 2017, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to the Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital in Nashville, to research pediatric infectious diseases. She announced the donation on a visit to the facility, where she performed songs from her children's album I Believe in You.🎶

11/10/2026

Born on this day, 1943, Gene Watson, country singer, best known for his signature song "Farewell Party" and the 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," and his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind." Watson has scored six Country #1's, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.

10/10/2026

Born on this day1946, was US folk and country singer John Prine. He released his debut album in 1971, and put out 19 studio albums in all. While wider mainstream success eluded him for years, he earned a sizeable following, including some of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. Bob Dylan said in 2009: “Prine’s stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mind trips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs.” He died aged 73 on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19.🎶

09/10/2026

On this day 1982, 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. 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. 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.🎶

08/10/2026

Born on this day 1932, Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player Pete Drake. He was one of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Pete played with Dolly Parton and on such hits as Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden", Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors", Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay", and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man". He died on 29 July 1988.🎶

07/10/2026

Born on this day 1962, in Birmingham, Alabama, Dale Watson, country, Texas Country singer, guitarist, and songwriter.🎶

06/10/2026

This day 1983, George Strait released his third studio album Right or Wrong which became his first US #1 on the Country Charts. The singles "You Look So Good in Love" (which was George's first song to have a music video), "Right or Wrong" and "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" all topped the Hot Country Singles chart.🎶

04/10/2026

Born on this day 1937, American steel guitarist Lloyd Green. He is noted for his extensive country music recording session career in Nashville performing on 116 #1 country hits including Tammy Wynette's “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” (1968), Charlie Rich's “Behind Closed Doors” (1973), The Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira” (1981), and Alan Jackson's “Remember When” (2004).🎶

30/09/2026

Born on this day 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Marty Stuart, country music singer-songwriter, known for both his traditional style, and eclectic merging of rockabilly, h***y tonk, and traditional country music. He married country artist Connie Smith on July 8, 1997🎶

29/09/2026

On this day 1993, the 27th Country Music Association Awards, Ceremony, was held at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by Clint Black and Vince Gill. Winners included Vince Gill who won Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year for "I Still Believe in You" (with John Barlow Jarvis). Female Vocalist of the Year went to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Diamond Rio won Vocal Group of the Year and Music Video of the Year went to "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson.🎶

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