October 28th: On this day

1930
Born on this day in Hampton, Arkansas, was Tommy Tomlinson, guitarist, (The Tomlinson family resided on a farm located just a few miles away from Johnny Cash's farm between Kingsland and Tinsman). Tomlinson played with Hank Williams in the late 40's, early 50's, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, Claude King, and Marty Robbins. He died on April 8, 1982.

1936
Born on this day in Wilmington, North Carolina, was Charlie Daniels who is known for his #1 country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"; Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008. He died on July 6, 2020 age 83 of a hemorrhagic stroke.

1972
Born on this day in Wheeling, West Virginia, was Brad Paisley, singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references. He scored the 2000 US Country #1 hit "We Danced."

1999
During a show at the Adams Mark Hotel in Dallas, Country singer Kenny Rogers threw a frisbee from the stage that accidentally struck an overhead chandelier. The broken glass hit audience member Kevin O'Toole, who claimed that it left his face scarred after he suffered cuts requiring 70 stitches to his face, head, and body. He later claimed this had ruined his sex life. Both he and his wife sued Rogers for $2 million, claiming the singer "deprived her of the services, love and guidance of her husband."

2001
More than 22,000 friends, neighbors and fans turned out for Tim McGraw's eighth annual Swampstock, held in his hometown of Rayville, Louisiana. Proceeds from the day benefit local youth sports organisations, scholarship funds and the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit fund.

2006
American songwriter Marijohn Wilkin died age 86. She was famous in country music for writing a number of hits and won numerous awards over the years and was referred to as "The Den Mother of Music Row." Wilkin may be most famous for "One Day at a Time", often considered the biggest gospel song of the 1970s. She wrote the song in 1973 with some assistance from Kris Kristofferson. She died on October 28, 2006.

2007
Country musician Porter Wagoner died in Nashville aged 80 from lung cancer. Wagoner helped launch the career of Dolly Parton and had his own US TV show, which ran for 21 years until 1981. Wagoner signed his first record deal in 1955, and had hits including "Carroll County Accident" and "Green Green Grass of Home."

2010
Randy Travis and wife Elizabeth filed for divorce. According to the Associated Press, Randy filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in Albuquerque, N.M. citing a "state of incompatibility exists between the parties".

2013
Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and the late Cowboy Jack Clement were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The trio was honored for their influence on modern Country music at the ceremony attended by Garth Brooks, Kris Kristofferson and Barry Gibb.

2013
Jason Aldean's tour bus struck and killed a pedestrian in Knox County, Ind. The man had walked out into the middle of the roadway and was struck by Aldean's bus on the northbound lane of US 41 North.

2020
American Texas country music singer and songwriter Billy Joe Shaver died age 81. Shaver’s 2007 album country gospel style Everybody’s Brother was Grammy-nominated.