Country-fried On This Day-- Today (10/3) & Tomorrow (10/4)

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Country-fried On This Day – Today, October 3^rd

• Today in 1945, Elvis Presley made his first public appearance at the age of ten in a talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show. He sang "Old Shep" and won a second prize of $5.
• Today in 1983, Ricky Skaggs' “Highways & Heartaches” album was certified gold.
• Today in 1983, the “San Antonio Rose” album by Willie Nelson & Ray Price was certified gold.
• Today in 1989, the “Best Of Vince Gill” collection was released.
• Today in 1989, the album, “This Woman,” by K.T. Oslin was certified platinum.
• Today in 1992, Collin Raye's "In This Life" rose to #1 on the Billboard country chart.
• Today in 1993, Tim Rushlow and his wife, Mary Jane, were married.
• Today in 1994, Rosanne Cash's album, “King's Record Shop,” was certified gold.
• Today in 1995, Reba McEntire's “Starting Over” album was released.
• Today in 1995, Dwight Yoakam halts his rehearsal for the Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House to watch the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial handed down on TV. Simpson is found not guilty, and Yoakam goes back to work.
• Today in 1998, Willie Nelson held Farm Aid '98 at the New World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, Illinois, with Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Michael Peterson, Toby Keith, Vern Gosdin, David Allan Coe, K.T. Oslin, Steve Earle, John Mellencamp and Martina McBride.
• Today in 1998, Tim McGraw resided at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Where the Green Grass Grows."
• Today in 1998, Martina McBride and others joined Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young to perform at Farm Aid. The audience of 20,000 was entertained at the New World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois.
• Today in 2000, Kenny Rogers' album, “There You Go Again,” and Travis Tritt's album, “Down the Road I Go,” arrived in stores.
• Today in 2001, Diamond Rio celebrated the gold certification of their album, “One More Day.”
• Today in 2002, Faith Hill's "Cry" video premiered on CMT.
• Today in 2003, a new episode of "CMT Crossroads," pairing Kenny Chesney and John Mellencamp, debuted. Hosted by Radney Foster, the show's set list includes "Young," "Small Town," "Jack & Diane" and "Back Where I Come From."
• Today in 2011, Hank Williams Jr. compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler on a FOX News broadcast. ESPN subsequently pulls Bocephus' theme song from that night's telecast of "Monday Night Football.”
• Today in 2013, the Zac Brown Band's single "Knee Deep," featuring Jimmy Buffett, went gold, platinum and double-platinum, while "Colder Weather" was certified platinum.
• Today in 2014, as Little Big Town performed "Pontoon" on the Grand Ole Opry, Reba McEntire joined the band on harmony…then invited them to become Opry members.
• Today in 2015, Luke Bryan was at #1 on the “Billboard” country singles chart with "Strip It Down.”
• Today in 2016, Jana Kramer and her dance partner, Gleb Savchenko, performed a foxtrot to The Beatles' song, "Here Comes The Sun," on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." They earned 23 of a possible 30 points from the judges, including Julianne Hough.
• Today in 2017, "I made it": Luke Bryan responds on Instagram after he's part of a clue on the game show "Jeopardy": "For great American music, this state that gave us Luke Bryan and R.E.M."
• Today in 2017, Rosanne Cash wrote an op-ed in “The New York Times,” challenging country artists to speak out against the National Rifle Association following the Las Vegas massacre saying: "NRA funds domestic terrorism."

Country-fried On This Day – Tomorrow, October 4^th

• Today in 1975, Willie Nelson picked up his first #1 single as an artist on the Billboard country chart with "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain."
• Today in 1995, Alison Krauss went home four with trophies from the 29^th annual Country Music Association awards, aired on CBS from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House: Female Vocalist of the Year; the Horizon Award; Vocal Event; and Single, for "When You Say Nothing At All."
• Today in 2000, Toby Keith's "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" video debuted on CMT.
• Today in 2002, the Dixie Chicks took home four honors in the 34th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House, including Entertainer of the Year; Vocal Group; Album, for "Fly"; and Music Video, for "Goodbye Earl."
• Today in 2001, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducts 12 new members: The Everly Brothers, Sam Phillips, Bill Anderson, The Louvins, The Jordanaires, The Delmore Brothers, Webb Pierce, Don Law, Ken Nelson, Don Gibson, Waylon Jennings and Homer & Jethro.
• Today in 2002, Shania Twain's "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" video debuted on CMT's "Most Wanted Live."
• Today in 2008, Dierks and Cassidy Bentley welcomed their daughter, Evalyn Day Bentley, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
• Today in 2011, Scotty McCreery's debut studio album, "Clear As Day," was released.