Dierks Bentley wondered who he was on this date in 2008, the Cars movie soundtrack went gold in 2006, George Strait had the number on Country song in the nation in 1986 and more.

Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 02 August, 2012.

  • Dierks Bentley played the Lollapalooza rock festival at Grant Park in Chicago in 2008, where fans wore T-shirts asking "Who the hell is Dierks Bentley?"
  • The Cars soundtrack was certified gold in 2006. Among its tracks were Brad Paisley's "Behind The Clouds" and "Find Yourself," Rascal Flatts' "Life Is A Highway," and music by Hank Williams, James Taylor,Sheryl Crow and Chuck Berry.
  • Brooks & Dunn's "Red Dirt Road" climbed to Number One on the Billboard country chart in 2003.
  • The Tractors' self-titled debut album was released in 1994.
  • George Strait hit Number One on the Billboard country chart with "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her" in 1986.
  • One For The Road, a duet album featuring Willie Nelson & Leon Russell, was certified gold in 1979.
  • Merle Haggard recorded "Someone Told My Story" in 1966.

Seriously, did anyone NOT love this movie?

 

 

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