October 9th: On this day

1950
Hank Snow was at #1 on the Country music singles charts with "I'm Moving On". The song, stayed at the top of the charts for 21 weeks and was the first of seven #1 Billboard country hits Snow scored throughout his career.

1951
Born on this day was American singer/songwriter and music publisher Kye Fleming. She is best known for writing a series of hit songs in the 1980s and making productive collaborations with artists Ronnie Milsap and Barbara Mandrell. Some of Fleming's most successful songs include: "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool", "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed", "Smoky Mountain Rain".

1955
Johnny Cash played the first night of a week long tour appearing with Elvis Presley, Floyd Cramer, Jimmy Newman and Porter Wagoner at the Cheery Springs Dance Hall, Cherryspring.

1973
Born on this day in Austin, Texas, was Tommy Shane Steiner, country music artist. He made his debut in 2001 with the single "What If She's an Angel", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.

1973
Elvis and Priscilla Presley were granted a divorce after six and half years of marriage. She was given property along with $725,000 and an additional $4,200 a month for the support of their five-year old daughter, Lisa Marie. The settlement also included half the proceeds from the sale of an L.A. home and five percent of the total outstanding stock in two publishing companies. The couple emerged from a Santa Monica, California courthouse arm in arm, kiss and depart separately.

1975
Born on this day was American singer-songwriter Brandy Clark. Her songs have been recorded by Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, The Band Perry, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Billy Currington, Darius Rucker, and Kacey Musgraves. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

1976
Guests on this week's edition of the TV show Pop! Goes the Country included Merle Haggard and The Strangers, Leona Willimas, Ronnie Reno and Tiger Bell. The weekly half-hour syndicated variety country series ran from 1974 through 1982 for a total of 234 episodes and was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry House. The show featured performances by and interviews with country music singers, both established celebrities and up and coming singers and musicians.

1978
Johnny Cash hosted the 12th annual Country Music Association Awards Show, broadcast live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on the CBS-TV network. Dolly Parton won Entertainer Of The Year, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West won Vocal Duo of the Year, Oak Ridge Boys won the Vocal Group of the Year, Crystal Gayle won Female Vocalist of the Year and Grandpa Jones was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.

1982
Willie Nelson was at #1 on the country album chart with Always on My Mind, which became the Billboard #1 country album of the year. The album spent 22 weeks at the top of the charts and stayed for a total of 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. The title track was originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972 and has since been recorded by dozens of performers including Elvis Presley in 1972 and John Wesley Ryles in 1979.

1989
The 23rd Country Music Association Awards, was heldat the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee hosted by Anne Murray and Kenny Rogers. Winners included: George Strait for Entertainer of the Year, Ricky Van Shelton won Male Vocalist of the Year, Kathy Mattea won Female Vocalist of the Year. Album of The Year went to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. II, Single of the Year was "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" by Keith Whitley and Music Video of the Year and Vocal Event of the Year went to "There's a Tear In My Beer" Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams, Sr.

1993
Born on this day in Raleigh, North Carolina, was Scotty McCreery who won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day, includes the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls".

1995
Alan Jackson released "Tall, Tall Trees" his twelfth #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The song was co-written by George Jones and Roger Miller. Both singers recorded their own versions: Jones on his 1958 album Long Live King George, and Miller on his 1970 album A Trip in the Country.

1997
Born on this day in Douglasville, Georgia was Megan Moroney. She charted her second single, "Tennessee Orange", in 2022. Her debut album Lucky was released in May 2023, reaching the top 40 of the Billboard 200.

2023
Buck Trent the country music instrumentalist who invented the electric banjo died at the age of 85. He was a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys from 1960 to 1961 and Porter Wagoner's "Wagon Masters" from 1962 to 1973 and played on Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' and 'Jolene'.