Joe Nichols Goes To The Bahamas, Garth Brooks Strikes Out – Today In Country Music History

Joe Nichols was in the Bahamas on this date in 2007, but he wasn't there for a relaxing vacation, Garth Brooks tried his hand at batting for the San Diego Padres in 1999 and Martina McBride scored her very first number one Country Music hit in 1996.

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• Joe Nichols performed "I'll Wait For You" and "Wings Of A Dove" at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas in 2007.

• Former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood returned to the FOX-TV show to perform "Jesus, Take The Wheel" in 2006.

• Garth Brooks batted for the first time during an inter-squad spring training game at the San Diego Padres' camp in Peoria, Arizona in 1999. He struck out.

• Martina McBride scored her first Number One hit with the single "Wild Angels" in 1996.

• The Trio album featuring Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt was released in 1987.

• Gary Morris' single "Baby Bye Bye" went to Number One in 1985.

• The Whites joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1984.

• Jim & Jesse McReynolds joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1964.

• Hank Williams recorded "Honky Tonk Blues" in 1949.

Here's a 1987 TV clip that shows what happens when three incredibly talented ladies get together.

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Dave D.