DOLLY SETS RECORDS!!
Parton has notched the most decades on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart for a female at seven. She has the most No. 1 hits on that same chart by a female artist with 25. And, she broke her own record for having the most hits on the Hot Country Songs Chart with a staggering 109.
TIM / FAITH SETS RATINGS RECORD!!
The premiere of “1883”, a western, drew 4.9 million viewers … the most of any new series premiere on cable since 2015. It also had the most hits on social media of any drama series on Sunday evening.
B. ANDERSON / CMHOF and M
Bill Anderson is the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumTitled Bill Anderson: As Far as I Can See, the new exhibit traces Anderson’s life and career from his early years in Georgia, where he got his start as a baseball pitcher and sportswriter in high school, through his college…
R.I.P. STONEWALL JACKSON
Stonewall Jackson — the Grand Ole Opry’s most senior member — has died. Jackson had hit songs in three different decades and was a familiar face at the Opry for over 50 years. “Waterloo” and “B.J. the D.J.” were his two No. 1 hits but he placed 11 songs inside the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs…
REBA WILL OPEN HER OWN PLACE
Reba McEntire will open a restaurant, bar, live music venue and retail store called “Reba’s Place” next year in Atoka, OK. The establishment, which is constructed in a century-old Masonic Temple in the singer’s home state and curated with a collection of memorabilia from the Country Music Hall of Famer’s personal archives, includes two stories…
HEADHUNTERS AND THE OPRY
More than 30 years after their biggest hits, The Kentucky Headhunters will make their Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, Dec. 4. The group had radio hits in 1989 and 1990 with versions of songs associated with Opry stars Bill Monroe (“Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine”) and Don Gibson (“Oh Lonesome Me”). Headhunters…
SHANIA – 24 YEARS AGO
Nov. 17, 1997, was an historic day for Shania Twain, and for country music: It was on that date, that the singer’s sophomore album, The Woman in Me, was certified diamond, signifying sales of more than 10 million units.
REBA AND KELLY TALK
Reba McEntire will make an appearance today on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” The country icon recently said she won’t play favorites when it comes to Clarkson’s divorce from her step-son, Brandon Blackstock. She says she loves and is praying for them both.
TRAVIS TRITT – NOPE
Travis says that he would not play a show if the venue required patrons to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test before they can enter. “I’m putting my money where my mouth is and announcing that any venue or promoter mandating masks, requiring vaccinations, or pushing COVID testing protocols on my…
REBA RELEASES “REVIVED REMIXED REVISITED”
Reba McEntire releases her three-album set Revived Remixed Revisited today.Revived includes some of her biggest hits recorded with her touring band. Remixed puts a new spin on some of the songs and Revisited are songs she re-cut with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb.She says, “I’ve been continuing to make new albums, and we really haven’t spent the time to slow down enough to revisit and work the…