Big D Country

14/11/2025

This day 2016, Country music artist Holly Dunn died of ovarian cancer aged 59. She first found fame with her 1986 Top-10 hit "Daddy's Hands" from her self-titled debut album. Holly charted more than a dozen country singles, two of which ("Are You Ever Gonna Love Me", "You Really Had Me Going") reaching the #1 spot.🎶

13/11/2025

This day 1974..."Love Is Like a Butterfly" by Dolly Parton was at #1 on the Country chart, her fourth #1 as a solo artist. Dolly used the song as the opening theme for her 1976-77 TV variety show Dolly!. She also uses a butterfly as the "W" in the trade dress for her Dollywood theme park.🎶

12/11/2025

This day 2005, Martina McBride was at #1 on the Country chart with her eighth studio album Timeless a collection of classic country songs. Major artists whose songs were covered include Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, Ray Price, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette and many others.🎶

11/11/2025

This day 1978, Waylon Jennings was at #1 on the US country album chart with I've Always Been Crazy. 🎶

10/11/2025

So pleased for Vince Gill !

We are thrilled to honor Vince Gill with the 2025 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the ! ❤️

Watch him accept this award during Country Music’s Biggest Night on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 8/7c on ABC!

10/11/2025

This day 1973, one of Nashville's most notorious murders made national headlines when David Akeman (aka Stringbean) and his wife, Estelle, were killed when they interrupted a burglary after returning home. Their bodies were found the next day. Their assailants, 23 year old cousins John and Marvin Douglas were later captured, convicted and sentenced to prison. Stringbean, who was 58, was best known to his audiences for his role on the syndicated series Hee Haw. 🎶

09/11/2025

Marty Robbins was at #1 on the Country chart with "I Walk Alone", Robbins' thirteenth #1. 🎶

08/11/2025

This day 2023...Winners at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee included: Lainey Wilson who won Entertainer of the Year, Album of The Year for Bell Bottom Country, Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for "Wait in the Truck". New Artist of the Year went to Jelly Roll, Male Vocalist of the Year went to Chris Stapleton and Luke Combs won Single of the Year and Song of the Year for "Fast Car".🎶

07/11/2025

On this day 2001, the 35th Country Music Association Awards, Ceremony, was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee hosted by Vince Gill...
Lee Ann Womack won Female Vocalist of the Year.🎶

06/11/2025

Born on this day 1941, in Monahans, Texas, was Guy Clark, Grammy Award winning country musician, songwriter who has released more than twenty albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, and Rodney Crowell. Guy won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album: My Favorite Picture Of You. Clark died on May 17, 2016 aged 74🎶

05/11/2025

This day 2014, At the 48th annual CMA Awards Vince Gill received the Irving Waugh award for excellence in country music. This was only the fourth time the award had been granted since its inception in 1983. The previous country music artist to receive the award was Johnny Cash.🎶

04/11/2025

Zac Brown!🎶