Country Music

        COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Friday, August 8, 2008

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       +—– TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY —–+

1921 Webb Pierce born in West Monroe, La. 

1932 Mel Tillis born in Tampa, Fla. 

1938 Tommy Jennings born in Littlefield, Texas 

1939 Philip Balsley (Statler Brothers) born in Staunton,
Va. 

1944 Michael Johnson born in Alamosa, Colo.
 
1950 Jamie O’Hara born in Toledo, Ohio 

1973 Mark Wills born in Cleveland, Tennessee 
 
1998 The Dixie Chicks’ scored their first No. 1 single
with “There’s Your Trouble” 
 
1975 Hank Williams, Jr. suffers near fatal fall from
Ajax Mountain in Montana 

1987 K.T. Oslin’s “80’s Ladies” album debuted at No. 15,
highest for any woman 
 
1995 Shania Twain’s single, “Whose Bed Have Your Boots
Been Under,” certified gold 
 
1975 Film director Robert Altman’s “Nashville” opened
in Nashville 
 
1964 The Osborne Brothers joined the Grand Ole Opry 
 
1995 Tracy Lawrence’s second album, “Alibis,” certified
double platinum 

1995 John Michael Montgomery’s debut album, “Life’s a
Dance,” certified triple platinum 

1996 Faith Hill’s debut album, “Take Me As I Am,”
certified double platinum 

1996 Randy Travis’ “No Holdin’ Back” album certified
double platinum 

1996 Dwight Yoakam’s “This Time” album certified triple
platinum 
 
1929 Jimmie Rodgers recorded “Train Whistle Blues” 

1945 Sons of the Pioneers first RCA recording session
 
1946 Merle Travis recorded “Nine Pound Hammer,” “Sixteen
Tons” and “Dark As a Dungeon” 

1947 Johnnie & Jack recorded six songs as the King Sacred
Quartet 

1947 Johnnie & Jack recorded as the King Sacred Quartet,
“He Will Set Your Fields On Fire” 

1958 Louvin Brothers recorded “The Kneeling Drunkard’s
Plea” 

1958 Louvin Brothers recorded 11 songs, including “The
Christian Life” and “Satan’s Jeweled Crown” 

1963 Ernest Tubb recorded “Stop Me (If You’ve Heard This
One Before)” 

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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *

      Del McCoury Will Host IBMA Awards on Oct. 2

Del McCoury will host the 19th annual International
Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards on Oct. 2
at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Nominees will
be announced on Aug. 14. The Del McCoury Band has
taken home the IBMA entertainer of the year award
nine times from 1994-2004, and overall they are the
most awarded group in IBMA history. McCoury is cur-
rently re-recording many of his past songs for a new
compilation which is expected to be released later
this year.
 
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         +— COUNTRY STARS ON TELEVISION —+

    Melissa Lawson Wins Nashville Star Competition

Melissa Lawson, a 32-year-old working mother of five
from Arlington, Texas, was named winner of Nashville
Star during Monday night’s (Aug. 4) sixth season
finale on NBC. She and Gabe Garcia, a Hispanic singer
from the San Antonio area, were the final two con-
testants in the fan-voted talent competition. Through-
out the season, Lawson’s strong vocals on material by
Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Bonnie Raitt and
others made her a fan favorite. As the winner, Lawson
will receive a recording contract with Warner Bros.
Nashville and a performance slot at the Summer Olympic
Games in Beijing. Monday’s episode of Nashville Star
will re-air Friday (Aug. at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

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