Dixie Chicks ‘Fly’ to #1

Posted on March 19, 2018 by KBOE Administrator

March 19 in Country Music History

1961: Marty Robbins sits at #1 with Don’t Worry, his seventh Country Chart-topper.

1972: Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats are #1 on the Country Chart with My Hang-Up Is You, Hart’s second #1 on the US Country Singles Chart.

2000: Dixie Chicks fifth studio album Fly is #1 on the Country Charts.

2007: Days after an announcement that Lonestar had parted ways with longtime record label BNA Records, lead singer Richie McDonald announces plans to depart the group to embark on a solo career at the end of the year.

2010: Josh Turner is #1 on the Country Singles Chart with Why Don’t We Just Dance.

2013: Police in north Florida ticket country music singer David Allan Coe for running a red light before being struck by a tractor-trailer near downtown Ocala.

March 13th: On This Day

Posted on March 13, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 1999, the Dixie Chicks were at the top of the Billboard country chart with “You Were Mine”. The song was released as the fourth single from the album Wide Open Spaces.

It also placed 34th on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop singles chart, and reached third place on Canada’s country music chart.

October 4th: On This Day

Posted on October 4, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2000, the 34th Annual CMA Awards took place. The show was hosted by Reba McEntire from the Grand Ole Opry House. The Dixie Chicks were the big winners of the night, taking home four awards. The trio received the biggest honor of the evening with entertainer of the year, as well as the vocal group of the year, their album Fly was named album of the year, and their video “Goodbye Earl” won video of the year.

Cam Signs Open Letter To Congress In An Effort To Stop Gun Violence

Posted on June 24, 2016 by KBOE Administrator

Cam is among the nearly 200 artists and music industry executives who have signed Billboard’s open letter to Congress asking for more to be done to stop gun violence. Written in the wake of the recent tragedies in Orlando, the letter calls on Congress to pass legislation that will require a background check for every gun sale and block suspected terrorists from buying guns. The letter also includes signatures from the Dixie Chicks and Rosanne Cash, as well as Big Machine Label Group President Scott Borchetta and Warner Music Nashville CEO John Esposito. The full letter can be seen here.

Some of the other artists who’ve signed the letter are Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Cher, Britney Spears and many more.

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