This Day In Country Music…..

December 11, 202512:42 pm

December 11th, 1977……

Willie Nelson recorded tracks for his forthcoming album Stardust. Produced by Booker T. Jones, all the songs on the album consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites. Executives of Columbia Records were not convinced that the album would sell well, because the project was a radical departure from his earlier success in the outlaw movement. When released, Stardust was on Billboard’s Country Album charts for ten years – from its release until 1988.

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December 11, 202512:28 pm

World War II – Italy and Germany Declare War Against the U.S.……. December 11, 1941……. Italy and Germany declare war against the U.S., with Adolf Hitler declaring, “After victory has been achieved, Germany, Italy, and Japan will continue in closest co-operation with a view to establishing a new and just order.” In return, the U.S. declared war against…

Dad Joke Of The Day!

December 11, 202512:27 pm

I asked my wife what she wanted for Christmas. She told me that nothing would make her happier than a diamond necklace, so I bought her nothing……

This Day In Country Music…..

December 9, 202510:23 am

December 9th, 2005….. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood married at their home in Oklahoma. It was Brooks’ second marriage, and Yearwood’s third. Brooks proposed marriage in front of 7,000 fans in Bakersfield, California on May 25, 2005.

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December 9, 202510:19 am

Smallpox Eradicated…… December 9, 1979…….. A commission of eminent scientists declare that smallpox had been eradicated. The World Health Assembly would certify its eradication the following May. This was the first time a disease was declared eradicated. The last known case was in Birmingham, England (1978) when the virus escaped from a research lab. The…

Dad Joke Of The Day!

December 9, 202510:15 am

A gingerbread man went to the doctor complaining of a sore knee……the doctor asked him, “have you tried icing it?”

This Day In Country Music……

December 8, 20259:49 am

December 8th, 1976…… A Star Is Born was released in the US. The musical film told the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline.…

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December 8, 20259:46 am

John Lennon Shot and Killed…… December 8, 1980…….. Former Beatles member John-Lennon is killed by Mark David Chapman as he and Yoko Ono returned to their Manhattan apartment. Lennon had autographed an album for Chapman earlier that day. Chapman was angry at Lennon for remarks he had made years before stating that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus and that Lennon in…

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