Today in country music history:

2006 - Jason Michael Carroll made his Grand Ole Opry debut singing "Alyssa Lies."

2006 - Bucky Covington moved to Nashville from Rockingham, North Carolina.

2000 - The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? debuted in New York and Los Angeles featuring Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris on the soundtrack.

1995 - Clint Black's album One Emotion was certified platinum.

1994 - Martina McBride delivered her first baby, a girl named Delaney Katharine.

1984 - The Judds took "Why Not Me" to number one.

1973 - Merle Haggard hit number one with "If We Make It Through December."

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