This Day In Country Music…..

November 28th, 1992…..

Marty Stuart was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. His greatest commercial success came in the first half of the 1990s on MCA Records Nashville. Stuart has recorded over 20 studio albums, and has charted over 30 times on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest chart entry is “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin'”, a duet with Travis Tritt.

This Weekend In History….

Deadliest Nightclub Fire…… November 28, 1942……. A fire at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston kills 491 people. This was the deadliest U.S. nightclub fire and the second deadliest single-building fire in U.S. history (1903 Chicago Iroquois Theater fire was the deadliest single-building fire, killing 602). The fire spread quickly, filling the building with flames and smoke…

Dad Joke Of The Day!

Where do fugitives shop on Black Friday?…… At the flee market!

This Day In Country Music…..

November 26, 2001…… Alan Jackson released “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” which became a #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The song’s lyrics center on reactions to the September 11 attacks in the United States, written in the form of questions. The song won multiple awards at the Academy…

On This Day…..

Lottery for Selective Service Draftees…… November 26, 1969……. Bill establishing the draft lottery is signed by U.S. President Richard Nixon in response to the Vietnam War.The draft applied to men born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950 (males aged 19 to 26). This version the lottery was a change from the previous “draft the oldest…

Dad Joke Of The Day!

What did the turkey say to the turkey hunter on Thanksgiving Day?…..”Quack, Quack!”

This Day In Country Music…..

November 25, 1997….. Garth Brooks released his seventh studio album, Sevens which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain for several months and crossed over into the mainstream pop charts. His duet with Trisha Yearwood, “In Another’s Eyes”, won the Grammy Award for Best…

On This Day…..

Arab Oil Embargo…… November 25, 1973……. U.S. President Richard Nixon calls for a ban on the sale of gasoline on Sundays in response to the Arab Oil Embargo. The crisis began the previous month when OAPEC (Arab members of OPEC plus Egypt and Syria) declared an oil embargo on the U.S., Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.K.…