1956
Following six months on the Louisiana Hayride Johnny Cash made his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
1986
Johnny Cash was honoured with the Shalom Peace Award from the Jewish National Fund at a testimonial dinner held at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Executive director of the JNF, Marcia Werbin, said “Johnny Cash was selected for this honour for his contributions and efforts to promote peace through music”.
1987
Alabama re-released their fifth 1981 studio album Feels So Right which became their first #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album produced three #1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart: “Old Flame”, the title track and “Love in the First Degree”.
1990“Love Without End, Amen” by George Strait became Billboard’s first five-week #1 song, matching 1977’s “Here You Come Again” by Dolly Parton. “Love Without End, Amen” is Strait’s first multi-week chart-topper, after his first 18 #1’s had spent just one week on top.
1997
Alan Jackson released “There Goes” which became his fifthteen #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was the fourth single from his album, Everything I Love.
