2006 IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Events

★ January 14 – With the song, "She Let Herself Go," George Strait scores his 40th No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, all of them solo. It ties a 20-year-old record for most No. 1's on the country chart, held by Conway Twitty (35 solo, five duet with Loretta Lynn).

★ January 21 – Kix Brooks, one half of the country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn, takes over as host of "'American Country Countdown'," succeeding longtime host Bob Kingsley.

★ April — Hank Williams Jr. is arrested in Memphis, Tennessee for assault after attempting to choke a teenage waitress at a hotel there.

★ May — ''People'' reports on the engagement of Keith Urban and actress Nicole Kidman. The two are married on June 25. Also during the month, Little Big Town members Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild are wed; their marriage was announced in July.

★ May 21 – Grand Ole Opry mainstay Billy Walker is killed in a car accident near Fort Deposit, Alabama, when the van he was riding in overturned along Interstate 65. Also killed in the wreck are Walker's wife, Bettie; and two member of his band. His 21-year-old grandson, Joshua Brooks, is critically injured. Walker was returning home from a show near Gulf Shores, Alabama. [1]

★ May 23 – ''The Tennessean'' of Nashville reports plans by Academy of Country Music to move its awards show to April, after consistently being drubbed in the ratings by powerhouse ''American Idol''. The ACMs, which aired May 24 on CBS, was aired opposite Fox's ''American Idol'' for the fourth year in a row. [2]

★ July 4 - Johnny Cash releases '' which instantly hits #1.

★ August 17 — Los Angeles' lone country music station, KZLA-FM, switches its format to urban pop. [3]

★ August 19 — Keith Urban's "Once in a Lifetime" becomes the highest-ever debuting song on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart during the Broadcast Data Systems-era, ranking at No. 17 in its first week. "Lifetime" breaks the 10-month-old BDS-era standard set by "Good Ride Cowboy" by Garth Brooks.

★ September 12 — Sara Evans and professional partner Tony Dovolani begin competing on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'', to rousing reviews. Evans' gig will last four weeks.

★ September 18 – Willie Nelson and several of his band members are charged with misdemeanor drug possession in Louisiana. State police had pulled Nelson's tour bus over for a routine commercial inspection and, after smelling a suspicious odor inside, searched the bus and found marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. [4]

★ September 30 — George Strait finally breaks Conway Twitty's record by scoring his record 41st No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart with "Give It Away."

Original movie poster for ''Shut Up and Sing''

★ September 30 — The documentary '' is released. The film chronicles the lives of the Dixie Chicks band members and the fallout that resulted after lead singer Natalie Maines made critical remarks about U.S. President George W. Bush during a 2003 concert in London, England.

★ October 13 — One day after abruptly leaving ''Dancing with the Stars'', news breaks that Sara Evans was seeking a divorce from her husband, Craig Schelske. Allegations Evans levied against Schelske included his affair with the family's ex-nanny, that he watched and downloaded pornography in the house, and his removal of $275,000 from the couple's joint bank account on the day the divorce decree was filed. [5]

★ October 19 — Keith Urban checks himself into a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse. [6]

★ October 20 — ''Flicka'', an adaptation of the 1941 children's novel, hits the movie theaters. Tim McGraw is in the leading adult male role as Wyoming rancher Rob McGlaughlin.

★ November 6 — The Country Music Association awards airs for the first time on ABC. The awards show had been on CBS since 1972. Keith Urban, who won the Male Vocalist of the Year, is absent due to his rehab stint, and co-host Ronnie Dunn read Urban's acceptance letter. Hall of Fame inductee Kris Kristofferson presented the inductions for 2006 inductees George Strait, Harold Bradley and Sonny James, each of whom gave brief acceptance speeches; Strait also performed his No. 1 hit "Give It Away." Controversy reigned when Faith Hill appeared to react angrily after Carrie Underwood won the Female Vocalist of the Year award. [7]

★ December 3 — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honors Dolly Parton for her lifetime contributions to the arts.

No dates

★ No less than nine acts enjoyed their first No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart during 2006, the most since 1991. Those artists were Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, Bon Jovi along with Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, Jack Ingram, Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, The Wreckers, Heartland and Sugarland. Five of those - Bon Jovi, Nettles, Ingram, The Wreckers and Heartland - turn the trick with either their first charted country single release. (Although she previously had two Top 5 hits and a Top 10 hit with her group Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles released her first charted country single under her own name as part of a collaboration with Bon Jovi, which, in turn, released ''their'' first charted country single. Sugarland would eventually have their first No. 1 hit at the end of the year.)
: During that same 12-month time span, chart veteran George Strait extended his No. 1 string to a ''Billboard''-best 41, while Dolly Parton had her 25th No. 1 (as part of a duet with Brad Paisley) and Kenny Chesney extended his string to 10.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard magazine)''

'Date'	'Song Name'	'Artist'	'Wks. No. 1'	'Spec. Note'
January 14	She Let Herself Go	George Strait	1	This was Strait's ''Billboard'' record-tying 40th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Songs chart, matching only Conway Twitty's record set in 1986.
January 21	Jesus, Take the Wheel	Carrie Underwood	6	^A
March 4	When I Get Where I'm Going	Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton	1	^{B - Dolly Parton} ★ At age 60 years, one month and 14 days, Parton became the oldest female to have a song top the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Songs chart. She is the third-oldest artist overall behind Willie Nelson (70) and Kenny Rogers (61) to have a No. 1 song. ★ In addition, Parton now has the longest span between first and most recent No. 1 songs (at 35 years, 1 month), breaking a 20-year-old record held by Johnny Cash (1956-1985). Dolly's first chart-topper was "Joshua" in February 1971.
March 11	Your Man	Josh Turner	1	^A ★ Prior to this hit, Turner had been considered a "one-hit wonder," as his only other major hit was his 2004 Top 15 single "Long Black Train."
March 18	Living in Fast Forward	Kenny Chesney	3
April 8	What Hurts the Most	Rascal Flatts	4
May 6	Who Says You Can't Go Home	Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles	2	^{C - Bon Jovi} ^{C - Jennifer Nettles} ★ This song marks the first time that a non-country act has hit No. 1 with their first country single since 1977, when Tom Jones did it with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow."
May 20	Wherever You Are	Jack Ingram	1	^C
May 27	Why	Jason Aldean	1	^A ★ This song marks the first time since 1991 that no fewer than three artists in a row have gotten their first No. 1 country singles; while Aldean had previously had a Top 10 with "Hicktown" and Jennifer Nettles twice had No. 2 hits (as part of Sugarland), Bon Jovi and Jack Ingram had never cracked the country music Top 40 before.
June 3	Settle For A Slowdown	Dierks Bentley	2
June 17	Summertime	Kenny Chesney	5
July 22	The World	Brad Paisley	3
August 12	If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)	Rodney Atkins	4	^{'1', A} ★ Prior to this hit, Atkins had been considered a "one-hit wonder," as his only other major hit was his 2004 Top 5 single "Honesty (Write Me a List)."
September 9	Leave the Pieces	The Wreckers	2	^C
September 23	Brand New Girlfriend	Steve Holy	1	^B ★ Prior to this hit, Holy had been considered a "one-hit wonder," as his only other major hit was his 2002 five-week No. 1 single "Good Morning Beautiful." ★ Having reached No. 1 in its 36th week on the charts, the song set a new record for the slowest climb to No. 1 by any country song since the inception of BDS in 1990 (a record since broken by Tracy Lawrence with his single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are").
September 30	Give It Away	George Strait	2	This was Strait's 41st No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, breaking Conway Twitty's 20-year old record of 40 No. 1's.
October 14	Would You Go With Me	Josh Turner	2	^B
October 28	I Loved Her First	Heartland	1	^C
November 4	Every Mile a Memory	Dierks Bentley	1	^B
November 11	Before He Cheats	Carrie Underwood	5
December 16	My Wish	Rascal Flatts	1
December 23	Want To	Sugarland	2	^A

★ ^'1' - No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''Billboard magazine''.

★ ^A - First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.

★ ^B - Last ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

★ ^C - Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Other major hits

★ "8th of November" - Big & Rich (#18)

★ "Believe" – Brooks & Dunn (#8)

★ "Bring It on Home" - Little Big Town (#4)

★ "Building Bridges" – Brooks & Dunn (feat. Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill) (#4)

★ "California Girls" - Gretchen Wilson (#25)

★ "Cheatin'" – Sara Evans (#9)

★ "Crash Here Tonight" — Toby Keith (#15)

★ "The Dollar" – Jamey Johnson (#14)

★ "Don't Forget to Remember Me" – Carrie Underwood (#2)

★ "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" – Sugarland (#17)

★ "Drinkin' Me Lonely" - Chris Young (#42)

★ "Drunker Than Me" - Trent Tomlinson (#19)

★ "Every Time I Hear Your Name" – Keith Anderson (#7)

★ "Everybody Knows" - Dixie Chicks (#45)

★ "Favorite State of Mind" – Josh Gracin (#19)

★ "Feels Just Like It Should" – Pat Green (#13)

★ "Findin' a Good Man" - Danielle Peck (#16)

★ "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" – Toby Keith (#3)

★ "A Good Man" - Emerson Drive (#17)

★ "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" – Trace Adkins (#2)

★ "How 'Bout You" – Eric Church (#14)

★ "I Can't Unlove You" – Kenny Rogers (#17)

★ "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" - Gretchen Wilson (#22)

★ "I Don't Know What She Said" - Blaine Larsen (#25)

★ "I Got You" - Craig Morgan (#12)

★ "I'm Taking The Wheel" - SHeDAISY (#22)

★ "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" – Sugarland (#7)

★ "Kerosene" - Miranda Lambert (#15)

★ "Last Day of My Life" – Phil Vassar (#2)

★ "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" – Gary Allan (#4)

★ "Like We Never Loved at All" - Faith Hill with Tim McGraw (#5)

★ "Like Red on a Rose" - Alan Jackson (#15)

★ "A Little Too Late" - Toby Keith (#2)

★ "Love Will Always Win" - Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood (#23)

★ "Love You" - Jack Ingram (#12)

★ "The Lucky One" – Faith Hill (#5)

★ "Me and My Gang" – Rascal Flatts (#6)

★ "Miss Me Baby" - Chris Cagle (#12)

★ "Mountains" — Lonestar (#10)

★ "My Little Girl" — Tim McGraw (#3)

★ "My Old Friend" – Tim McGraw (#6)

★ "Never Mind Me" - Big & Rich (#34)

★ "New Strings" - Miranda Lambert (#25)

★ "Nobody But Me" – Blake Shelton (#4)

★ "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" – Van Zant (#16)

★ "Not Ready to Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks (#35)

★ "Nothin' But A Love Thang" - Darryl Worley (#35)

★ "Once in a Lifetime" - Keith Urban (#6)

★ "One Wing in the Fire" - Trent Tomlinson (#11)

★ "Politically Uncorrect" - Gretchen Wilson (duet with Merle Haggard) (#23)

★ "The Seashores of Old Mexico" – George Strait (#11)

★ "She Don't Tell Me To" – Montgomery Gentry (#4)

★ "Size Matters (Someday) " - Joe Nichols (#9)

★ "Some People Change" - Montgomery Gentry (#7)

★ "Something's Gotta Give" – LeAnn Rimes (#2)

★ "Stealing Kisses" — Faith Hill (#36)

★ "Sunshine and Summertime" – Faith Hill (#7)

★ "Swing" - Trace Adkins (#20)

★ "Tim McGraw" – Taylor Swift (#6)

★ "Tonight I Wanna Cry" – Keith Urban (#2)

★ "Two Pink Lines" - Eric Church (#19)

★ "When the Stars Go Blue" - Tim McGraw (#4)

★ "Why, Why, Why" – Billy Currington (#13)

★ "The Woman In My Life" - Phil Vassar (#20)

★ "Yee Haw" – Jake Owen (#16)

★ "You Save Me" - Kenny Chesney (#3)

Top new album releases

★ '' — Johnny Cash (American Recordings)

★ '' — Various Artists (Jack)

★ ''Brand New Girlfriend'' — Steve Holy (Curb)

★ ''Brad Paisley Christmas'' — Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville)

★ ''Broken Bridges Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Show Dog)

★ ''Cannonball'' — Pat Green (BNA)

★ ''Chris Young'' — Chris Young (RCA)

★ ''Dangerous Man'' — Trace Adkins (Capitol)

★ ''Enjoy the Ride'' — Sugarland (Mercury Nashville)

★ ''Fortuneteller's Melody'' — SHeDAISY (Lyric Street)

★ ''Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' — Phil Vassar (Arista Nashville)

★ ''I Loved Her First'' — Heartland (Lofton Creek)

★ ''If You're Going Through Hell'' — Rodney Atkins (Curb)

★ ''It Just Comes Natural'' — George Strait (MCA)

★ ''Like Red on a Rose'' — Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville)

★ ''Little Bit of Life'' — Craig Morgan (Broken Bow)

★ '' — Kenny Chesney (BNA)

★ ''Long Trip Alone'' — Dierks Bentley (Capitol)

★ ''Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing'' — Keith Urban (Capitol)

★ ''Me and My Gang'' — Rascal Flatts (Lyric Street)

★ ''Mountains'' — Lonestar (BNA)

★ ''Precious Memories'' — Alan Jackson (Arista)

★ '' — Tim McGraw (Curb)

★ ''Sinners Like Me'' — Eric Church (Capitol)

★ ''Small Town Girl'' — Kellie Pickler (BNA)

★ ''Some People Change'' — Montgomery Gentry (Columbia)

★ ''Songs of Inspiration'' — Alabama (RCA)

★ ''Stand Still, Look Pretty'' — The Wreckers (Maverick/WRN)

★ ''Startin' With Me'' — Jake Owen (RCA)

★ ''Take the Weather with You'' — Jimmy Buffett (Mailboat)

★ ''Taking the Long Way'' — Dixie Chicks (Open Wide/Columbia)

★ ''Taylor Swift'' — Taylor Swift (Big Machine)

★ '' — Hank Williams, Jr. (Curb)

★ ''These Days'' — Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)

★ ''Totally Country Vol. 5'' — Various Artists (Sony BMG)

★ ''Water & Bridges'' — Kenny Rogers (Capitol)

★ ''White Trash with Money'' — Toby Keith (Show Dog Nashville)

★ ''You Can't Fix Stupid'' — Ron White (Jack)

★ ''Your Man'' — Josh Turner (MCA Nashville)

Other top albums

★ ''21 Number One Hits: The Ultimate Collection'' — Buck Owens (Rhino)

★ ''21 Number Ones'' — Kenny Rogers (Capitol)

★ ''Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom — Cross Canadian Ragweed (Universal South)

★ ''Billy Gilman'' — Billy Gilman (Image Entertainment)

★ ''Black Cadillac'' — Rosanne Cash (Capitol)

★ ''A Classic Christmas'' — Wynonna Judd (Curb)

★ ''Corn Fed'' — Shannon Brown (Warner Bros.)

★ ''Countrified'' — Emerson Drive (Midas)

★ ''Country Is My Rock'' — Trent Tomlinson (Lyric Street)

★ ''Danielle Peck'' — Danielle Peck (Big Machine/Show Dog Nashville)

★ ''Different Things'' — Tracy Byrd (Blind Mule)

★ ''The Dollar'' — Jamey Johnson (BNA/Sony BMG Music)

★ ''Electric Rodeo'' — Shooter Jennings (Universal South)

★ ''Flicka Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (StyleSonic)

★ '' — George Jones (Category 5)

★ ''Greatest Hits, Volume 2'' — Diamond Rio (Arista Nashville)

★ ''Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard'' — Merle Haggard (Capitol Nashville)

★ ''Here and Now'' — Darryl Worley (903 Music)

★ ''Honky Tonk Boots'' — Sammy Kershaw (Category 5)

★ ''John Corbett'' — John Corbett (Funbone)

★ ''Just a Matter of Time'' — Randy Rogers Band (Mercury)

★ ''Kicking out the Footlights... Again'' — George Jones and Merle Haggard (Bandit Records)

★ ''Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (Jack)

★ ''Last Man Standing: The Duets'' — Jerry Lee Lewis (Artists First)

★ ''Leave the Light On'' — Jeff Bates (RCA)

★ ''The Legend of Johnny Cash Vol. II'' — Johnny Cash (Island)

★ ''A Little More Livin''' — Trent Willmon (Columbia)

★ ''The Little Willies'' — The Little Willies (Milking Bull)

★ ''Live at Irving Plaza 4.18.06'' — Shooter Jennings (Universal South)

★ '' — Jack Ingram (Big Machine)

★ '' — Alabama (Legacy/Sony BMG)

★ ''The Lost Trailers'' — The Lost Trailers (BNA)

★ ''Men & Mascara'' — Julie Roberts (Mercury)

★ ''My Life'' — Ronnie Milsap (RCA)

★ ''Nashville'' — Solomon Burke (Shout! Factory)

★ ''Now & Then'' — Aaron Tippin (Nippit/Rust)

★ ''Out of the Ashes'' — Jessi Colter (Shout! Factory)

★ ''Pay the Devil'' — Van Morrison (Lost Highway)

★ ''Personal File'' — Johnny Cash (Legacy/Columbia)

★ ''The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson'' — Various Artists (American Roots)

★ ''Povertyneck Hillbillies'' — Povertyneck Hillbillies (Rust)

★ ''A Prairie Home Companion Soundtrack'' — Various Artists (New Line)

★ ''Pretty Little Stranger'' — Joan Osborne (Vanguard)

★ '' — Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill)

★ ''Rockie Lynne'' — Rockie Lynne (Universal South)

★ ''Rockin' You Tonight'' — Blaine Larsen (BNA)

★ ''She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool: A Tribute to Barbara Mandrell'' — Various Artists (BNA)

★ ''Songbird'' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)

★ ''Straight to Hell'' — Hank Williams III (Curb)

★ ''This Old Road'' — Kris Kristofferson (New West)

★ ''Three Wooden Crosses'' — Various Artists (Word)

★ ''The Ultimate Collection'' — Chris LeDoux (Capitol Nashville)

★ ''Wanna Be Your Joe'' — Billy Ray Cyrus (New Door/UMe Records)

★ ''Weather the Storm'' — Carolina Rain (Equity Music Group)

★ '' — Willie Nelson (Lost Highway)

Deaths

★ March 23 – Cindy Walker, 87, prolific songwriter ("You Don't Know Me," "Cherokee Maiden"). (extended illness)

★ March 25 – Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr., 76, one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield Sound; co-host of ''Hee Haw''. (heart attack)

★ April 24 – Bonnie Owens, 76, singer-songwriter and ex-wife of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard (complications from Alzheimer's disease).

★ May 21 – Billy Walker, 77, Grand Ole Opry legend best known for "Charlie's Shoes" and "Cross the Brazos at Waco" (car accident).

★ August 14 – Johnny Duncan, 67, country music stalwart of the 1970s, best known for a series of duets with Janie Fricke. (heart attack)

★ October 14 – Freddy Fender, 69, Tex Mex-styled singer-songwriter who achieved his greatest success in the mid-1970s ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls," "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"), and recorded with two Tejano bands. (lung cancer)

★ December 22 – Dennis Linde, 63, well-respected songwriter of hits for acts ranging from Elvis Presley and Roger Miller to Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks. (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

★ Harold Bradley (b. 1926)

★ Sonny James (b. 1929)

★ George Strait (b. 1952)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

''(Presented February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles)'' [8]

★ 'Best Female Country Vocal Performance' -- "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood

★ 'Best Male Country Vocal Performance' -- "The Reason Why," Vince Gill

★ 'Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal' -- "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks

★ 'Best Country Collaboration with Vocals' -- "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles

★ 'Best Country Instrumental Performance' -- "Whiskey Before Breakfast," Bryan Sutton and Doc Watson

★ 'Best Country Song' -- "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson

★ 'Best Country Album' -- ''Taking the Long Way'', Dixie Chicks

★ 'Best Bluegrass Album' -- ''Instrumentals'', Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

Academy of Country Music

''(Presented May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas)'' [9]

★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney

★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Give It Away," Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson

★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Give It Away," George Strait

★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''Some Hearts'', Carrie Underwood

★ 'Top Male Vocalist' -- Brad Paisley

★ 'Top Female Vocalist' -- Carrie Underwood

★ 'Top Vocal Duo' -- Brooks & Dunn

★ 'Top Vocal Group' -- Rascal Flatts

★ 'Top New Male Vocalist' -- Rodney Atkins

★ 'Top New Female Vocalist' -- Miranda Lambert

★ 'Top New Duo or Group' -- Little Big Town

★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood (Director: Roman White)

★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "Building Bridges," Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow

★ 'ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn

★ 'Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award' -- Dolly Parton, Don Williams and the late Harlan Howard and Waylon Jennings

★ 'Jim Reeves International Award' -- Buck Owens

★ 'Max Boren Axton Award' -- Jack Lameier

Country Music Association

''(presented November 6 in Nashville, Tennessee)''

★ 'Entertainer of the Year' -- Kenny Chesney

★ 'Song of the Year' -- "Believe," Craig Wiseman and Ronnie Dunn

★ 'Single of the Year' -- "Believe," Brooks & Dunn

★ 'Album of the Year' -- ''Time Well Wasted'', Brad Paisley

★ 'Male Vocalist of the Year' -- Keith Urban

★ 'Female Vocalist of the Year' -- Carrie Underwood

★ 'Vocal Duo of the Year' -- Brooks & Dunn

★ 'Vocal Group of the Year' -- Rascal Flatts

★ 'Horizon Award' -- Carrie Underwood

★ 'Video of the Year' -- "Believe," Brooks & Dunn (Directors: Robert Deaton and George J. Flanigen IV)

★ 'Vocal Event of the Year' -- "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton

★ 'Musician of the Year' -- Randy Scruggs

References

★ News of Billy Walker's death from CMT.com.

★ ACMs eager to end role as 'Idol' sacrifice, ''The Tennessean'', May 23, 2006 (accessed May 24, 2006).

★ Strait, James and Bradley Tapped for Country Hall of Fame, CMT.com (accessed August 30, 2006).

★ Keith Urban Enters Rehab, WCBS-TV, October 20, 2006 (accessed November 8, 2006).

External links

★ Country Music Hall of Fame

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