1964A private aircraft piloted by Jim Reeves crashed during a thunderstorm near Nashville, Tennessee. Both Reeves and business partner Dean Manuel were killed in the crash; their bodies are found two days later following a massive search for the two missing men. Reeves became known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound (a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular music) and his songs continued to chart for years after his death.
1981
Alabama were at #1 on the Country charts with “Feels So Right” the title track from their second studio album which was their first #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
1992
Garth Brooks scored his ninth #1 Country single with “The River”, the fifth and final single from his album Ropin’ the Wind.
2008
The Black Crowes filed a lawsuit against Gretchen Wilson for copyright violation, alleging that her song “Work Hard, Play Harder” copied the Crowes song “Jealous Again”.
2010
Brad Paisley performed alongside Carrie Underwood at the inaugural Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Event in Lewisburg, W.Va. An estimated 60,000 people attended the outdoor event to watch Underwood and Paisley perform in the pouring rain.
