May 14th: On this day

1969
Merle Haggard was at #1 on the country charts with "Hungry Eyes" one of the most famous of his career. "Hungry Eyes" is a tribute to Oklahomans and others who lived in labor camps during the Great Depression, the time period in which this song is set.

1971
Johnny Cash appeared on the UK TV David Frost Show, where he talked about his career as well as performing "Man In Black" and "If I Were A Carpenter.'

1972
Merle Haggard was at #1 on the Country chart with "Grandma Harp" which was released as the second single from the album Let Me Tell You About a Song. "Grandma Harp" would become Merle Haggard's 12th #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

1982
Willie Nelson was at #1 on the US Country charts with, "Always on My Mind", a song originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972. Over 300 artists have recored the song, including Elvis Presely who scored a hit with his version in 1972. Nelson won a Grammy Award for his version of the song.

1984
Winners at the 19th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards hosted by Mac Davis, Crystal Gayle and Charlie Pride included: Top Female Vocalist of the Year - Janie Fricke, Top Male Vocalist of the Year - Lee Greenwood, Top Vocal Group - Exile, Top New Female Vocalist of the Year - Gus Hardin, Top New Male Vocalist of the Year - Jim Glaser, Top Vocal Duet of the Year - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and Album of the Year went to Alabama for Alabama.

1985
Born on this day, was American country music singer and songwriter Dustin Lynch who scored the 2012 Country #2 hit "Cowboys and Angels."

1985
Born on this day in Tullahoma, Tennessee was singer and songwriter Dustin Lynch. His 2019 track "Good Girl" reached #1 on the Country Airplay charts.

1987
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris were at #1 on the country album chart with Trio, which went on to sell over sold over 4 million copies and received several Grammy nominations.

1998
A theatrical biography, "Bye Bye Love: The Everly Brothers Musical," opens at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Songs in the production include "Cathy's Clown," "When Will I Be Loved," "Crying In The Rain" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream".

2006
Just six weeks after breaking his wrist in a cross-country motorbike race, Craig Morgan was involved in another accident, breaking his right leg during a competition in Vanleer, Tennessee. He was forced to perform from a wheelchair or on crutches for the following few weeks.

2011
Country singer Blake Shelton married Maranda Lambert at Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas. 550 people were in attendance, including many celebrities, such as Reba McEntire, Cee Lo Green, Martina McBride, Kelly Clarkson, Dierks Bentley, Charles Kelley, and the Bellamy Brothers.

2013
George Strait released his twenty-eighth studio album Love Is Everything which became his twenty-first US Country #1 album. The album release was accompanied by a Spring 2014 concert tour, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour.

2013
A 22-year-old male is arrested on stalking charges when he emerges from the water at Taylor Swift's Rhode Island beach house, hoping to meet the singer.

2017
"Brad Paisley: Diary Of A Player" closes at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The exhibit featured a battery of guitars, a letter to Santa Claus and his Grammy award for the instrumental "Throttleneck".

2019
Country singer Leon Rausch died age 91. He was known as ‘the voice’ of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys who had the hits "Steel Guitar Rag", "New San Antonio Rose" and "Smoke On The Water."

2019
Rodney Atkins' "Caught Up in the Country" charts for a 57th week on the Country Airplay chart, beating by one week the previous record for the longest continuous run on that chart.

2021
For the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020, the Grand Ole Opry is held without a capacity restriction. Lorrie Morgan opens with "Five Minutes" and The Oak Ridge Boys close with "Elvira." Also booked are Michael Ray, Charles Esten, Riders In The Sky and Brittney Spencer, making her Opry debut.