Martina McBride Has A Baby, Dierks Bently Goes To The Hospital – Today In Country Music History

Dierks Bently had knee surgery on this date in 2004, Martina McBride had a baby girl in 1998 and the Kentucky Headhunters had a lot of success Pickin' On Nashville in 1991.

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• Dierks Bentley underwent knee surgery in Nashville, nine days after an on-stage accident left him with a torn ligament and bruised knee bone, in 2004.

• Joe Nichols charted his first Number One single in Billboard with "Brokenheartsville" in 2003.

• Faith Hill's Breathe album was certified triple-platinum in 2000.

• Steve Earle's Guitar Town album was certified gold in 1999.

• Martina McBride gave birth to her second daughter, Emma Justine McBride, in 1998.

• Reba McEntire's "How Was I To Know" claimed the Number One spot on the Billboard country chart in 1997.

• The Kentucky Headhunters' "Pickin' On Nashville" long-form video was certified gold in 1991.

• Conway Twitty netted a Billboard Number One country single with "I'd Love To Lay You Down" in 1980.

Here's a little Conway Twitty from 1982.

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Dave D.