Your Country Music Fact Of The Day
April 4th was a busy day as Your Country Music Fact Of The Day is full of fun.
April 4th in Country Music
1987 “Ocean Front Property” By George Strait Is The Number One Song In Country Music
1987 Los Angeles declares Charley Pride Day
In 1988 Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens record “Streets Of Bakersfield” at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood
1998 Comedian Jerry Clower makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
In 1994 Tracy Lawrence is arrested and charged with four counts after allegedly following three teenagers from Interstate 40 to an Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, home and firing two shots from a Magnum .357 in the driveway
In 2000 The Dixie Chicks’ album “Wide Open Spaces” is certified by the RIAA for shipments of 9 million units, while their single “Goodbye Earl” goes gold
2004 Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” ranks at the top of the list as CMT presents “100 Greatest Music Videos”
In 2005 Vince Gill sings The National Anthem prior to an NHL game at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
In 2006 A day after she was kidnapped, Sandy Brooks, the ex-wife of Garth Brooks, secures an order of protection against her alleged captor, Quintine Harper, in Oklahoma
2010 Terri Clark’s mother, Linda Clark, dies after a lengthy battle with cancer
In 2013 Sammy Kershaw’s home in Lafayette, Louisiana, suffers major smoke damage when his kitchen catches fire
2014 Phil Vassar performs two benefit concerts for the Miller Home for Girls in his hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia.
In 2019 Cole Swindell’s “You Should Be Here” is awarded for selling two million copies