Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman Have A Sunday, Kris Kristofferson Wonders Why – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman had a really nice Sunday in 2008, Kris Kristofferson wonders "Why" in 1973 and Johnny Cash took his first steps onto a very famous stage in 1956.

Here's the rundown for Today In Country Music History for 07 July, 2011.

• Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman welcomed daughter Sunday Rose Kidman Urban at Baptist Hospital in Nashville in 2008.

• Montgomery Gentry topped the Billboard chart with "Lucky Man" in 2007.

• Big & Rich's debut album, Horse Of A Different Color, was certified gold in 2004.

• Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" reached Number one on the Billboard country singles chart in 1973.

• Johnny Cash made his Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in 1956.

• Eddy Arnold launched his NBC-TV show in 1953.

I'm not sure what Johnny played at the Ryman in 1956, but here's one of my favorites.

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Dave D.