Joe Nichols, Dierks Bentley, And The Kentucky Head Hunters – Today In Country Music History

March 29, 2011

It's hard to believe that Steve Earle's Guitar Town was 1999! My how time flies! And when was the last time you even thought about the Kentucky Headhunters?

• 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.

Dave D.