Today in country music history:

1997 - Alan Jackson picked up a platinum certification for Everything I Love.

1996 - Garth Brooks' album Fresh Horses was certified triple platinum.

1976 - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson went to number one with their duet "Good Hearted Woman."

1953 - The late Hank Williams hit number one with "Kaw-Liga."

1948 - Little Jimmy Dickens made his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.

Birthday:

Mary Chapin Carpenter - singer

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