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Jan 1, 1953
Hank Williams is pronounced dead at Oak Hill General Hospital in Oak Hill, West Virginia, after passing away in the back seat of a Cadillac, en route to a show in Canton, Ohio. Many believe he died from a mix of alcohol and morphine. He will become one of the three inaugural members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jan 1, 1981
Jerry Reed performs "East Bound And Down" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" during halftime at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Oklahoma Sooners edge the Florida State Seminoles, 18-17
Jan 1, 2022
Thomas Rhett performs "What's Your Country Song" and "T-Shirt" at Target Field in Minneapolis during the annual NHL Winter Classic. The St. Louis Blues defeat the Minnesota Wild, 6-4, in the game, played outdoors with the temperature six degrees below zero
Jan 1, 2011
Shania Twain marries Frederic Thiebaud in Rincon, Puerto Rico
Jan 1, 2016
"This is ridunkulous, but we're doing it anyway": Dierks Bentley kicks off the new year for the 14th time by wading into the frigid waters of a Nashville lake