November 15th: On this day

1928
Born on this day in Audubon, Iowa, was C. W. McCall (William Dale Fries, Jr.), singer, activist and politician known for his truck-themed outlaw country songs who had the 1975 US Country #1 and cross-over hit "Convoy."

1960
Born on this day, was Dann Huff, American session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. Since the 1990s Huff has been working as a producer for various bands and artists some of which include Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Reba McEntire. Duff has won several awards, including the Musician of the Year award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award in 2006 and 2009 at the Academy of Country Music.

1961
Born on this day in Lake Charles, Louisiana, was country music artist Steve Kolander. His 1994 his self-titled album produced two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts.

1962
All Aboard the Blue Train by Johnny Cash was released in the US, the singer, songwriters fourteenth album, which featured, "Folsom Prison Blues", and "Rock Island Line".

1969
Earl Scruggs played his Grammy winning "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on an open-air stage in Washington, D.C., at the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, becoming one of the very few bluegrass or country-western artists to give support to the anti-war movement. The march attracted over 500,000 demonstrators against the war, including many performers and activists.

1970
Born on this day in The Woodlands, Texas, was Jack Ingram country music singer, songwriter who scored the 2005 US #1 Country hit "Wherever You Are". Ingram has sent six other songs into the country Top 40: "Love You," a cover version of Hinder's "Lips of an Angel," "Measure of a Man," "Maybe She'll Get Lonely," "That's a Man" and "Barefoot and Crazy."

1989
Steel Magnolias the American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross was released. The film featured Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dolly Parton. The film grossed over $95 million inside the US.

1994
Alan Jackson released "Gone Country" which became his tenth #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The track was the third single from his fourth studio album, Who I Am.

2005
Garth Brooks performed at the 39th Annual CMA Awards live from Times Square in New York City. As a tribute to his friend, country singer songwriter Chris LeDoux who had died earlier in the year, Brooks perfomed his song "Good Ride Cowboy". Taking home Awards were: Keith Urban who won both Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Lee Ann Womack won Album of the Year for There's More Where That Came From and Single of The Year for "I May Hate Myself In The Morning". Gretchen Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year. Toby Keith Music Video of The Year for "As Good As I Once Was".

2005
Carrie Underwood released her debut studio album Some Hearts. The album contains the #1 country singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel", "Don't Forget to Remember Me", "Wasted", and "Before He Cheats". In December 2009, Billboard announced that the album was the biggest-selling country album of the decade.

2015
Canadian country-folk artist Ron Hynes, best known for the songs "Sonny's Dream" and "Cryer's Paradise" died of cancer aged 64.

2018
Roy Clark the musician and performer died age 85. He was best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969-1992. Clark who scored the 1973 country #1 hit "Come Live with Me", also appeared in episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies as "Cousin Roy." Clark was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

2018
Winner at the Country Music Association Awards included: Entertainer of the Year – Keith Urban, Male Vocalist of the Year – Chris Stapleton, Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood, New Artist of the Year – Luke Combs, Vocal Duo of the Year – Brothers Osborne, Vocal Group of the Year – Old Dominion, Single of the Year and Song of the Year – "Broken Halos" (Chris Stapleton) and Album of the Year – Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves).