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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS - Thursday, March 27, 2008
*----------- TEST YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWLEDGE -----------*
Q. The song "Six Days On The Road" has been a popular
truck driving road song for a long time. Sawyer Brown
covered the song in the 90's. Who first made it famous?
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+----- TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+
1909 Pianist-vocalist Moon Mullican born near Corrigan,
Texas
1912 Howard Callahan of the Callahan Brothers born in
Faust, N.C.
1940 Rockabilly vocalist Janis Martin born in Southerlin,
Va.
1940 Melvin Sloan, leader of the Grand Ole Opry's Melvin
Sloan Dancers, born in Wilson County, Tenn.
1974 Bluegrass fiddler Aubrey Haynie born
1965 Roger Miller's "King of the Road" hit No. 1 on the
country singles chart
1954 Opera star Helen Traubel made a guest appearance on
the Grand Ole Opry
1971 Jan Howard joined the Grand Ole Opry
1997 Little Texas' Big Time album certified double platinum
1997 Little Texas' Kick a Little album certified platinum
1997 Travis Tritt's Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof certified
double platinum
2002 Brooks & Dunn's Steers and Stripes album certified
platinum
2002 Waylon Jennings' Greatest Hits certified quintuple
platinum
2002 Shania Twain's Come On Over certified 19x platinum,
making it the best-selling solo album for a woman in any
music genre
1947 Tex Williams recorded Capitol Records' first million-
seller, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette"
1950 Johnnie & Jack recorded their first chart single,
"Poison Love"
1951 Red Foley recorded the first million-selling gospel
song, "Peace in the Valley"
1972 Elvis Presley recorded "Burnin' Love" for RCA
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* NOW A LOOK AT COUNTRY MUSIC & THE PEOPLE MAKING IT TODAY *
Sara Evans Engaged to Sports Radio Host
Sara Evans is engaged to marry Jay Barker, a former
quarterback at the University of Alabama, People
magazine reported Monday (March 24). Evans, 37, filed
for divorce from former political candidate Craig
Schelske in 2006 while she was a contestant on the TV
series, Dancing With the Stars. A bitter and widely-
publicized divorce was finalized in September 2007.
Barker, who hosts a morning radio show on WJOX-FM in
Birmingham, Ala., helped lead Alabama to a national
championship in 1992. A wedding date has not been
set.
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+--- COUNTRY STARS ON TELEVISION ---+
Trace Adkins Performing on Celebrity Apprentice Finale
Trace Adkins and his band will provide a live performance
of his latest single, "You're Gonna Miss This," during
Thursday's finale of NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice.
Adkins and British newspaper editor and media personality
Piers Morgan are the last of this season's original 14
contestants. Donald Trump will make his final decision
Thursday and award a $250,000 check to the winner's
charity. Adkins, whose 6-year-old daughter suffers from
severe food allergies, is competing to raise money for
FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network). Immediately
following his performance, Adkins' recording will be
available for download at iTunes.com with proceeds bene-
fiting the charity. While not predicting the outcome of
the TV show, Adkins says, "I intend to conclude my time
on this show with my dignity intact, and I will try to
be as respectful as Piers will allow me to be."
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TODAY'S QUIZ ANSWER:
A. Dave Dudley
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