TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY -----+
1911 Zeke Manners of the early West Coast country band, the
Beverly Hill Billies, born in San Francisco
1915 Longtime Starday Records chief Don Pierce born in
Ballard, Wash.
1946 John Prine born in Maywood, Ill.
1957 Woody Wright of Matthews, Wright & King born in
Kingston, Tenn.
1957 Hit songwriter Tony Arata ("The Dance") born in
Savannah, Ga.
1958 Tanya Tucker born in Seminole, Texas
1992 Tim McGraw made his chart debut with the single
"Welcome to the Club"
1971 Charley Pride wins CMA Entertainer of the Year
1971 Sammi Smith wins CMA Single of the Year for "Help Me
Make It Through The Night"
1971 Ray Price wins CMA Album of the Year for "I Won't
Mention It Again"
1971 Freddie Hart wins CMA Song of the Year for "Easy Loving"
1971 Lynn Anderson wins CMA Female Vocalist of the Year
1971 Charley Pride wins first of two consecutive CMA Male
Vocalist of the Year Awards
1971 The Osborne Brothers win the CMA Vocal Group of the Year
1971 Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton win their second
consecutive CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Award
1971 Jerry Reed wins his second consecutive CMA Instrumen-
talist of the Year Award
1977 Ronnie Milsap wins CMA Entertainer of the Year
1977 The Statler Brothers win their sixth consecutive CMA
Vocal Group of the Year Award
1977 Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius win the CMA Vocal Duo
of the Year Award
1977 The Original Texas Playboys win the CMA Instrumental
Group or Band
1983 Alabama wins Album, Vocal Group and CMA Entertainer of
the Year Awards
1983 Lee Greenwood wins first of two consecutive CMA Male
Vocalist of the Year Awards
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