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Mar 26, 1968
Kenny Chesney is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a 1993 launch, he becomes one of the biggest hitmakers of the early-21st century, regularly winning Entertainer of the Year trophies and selling out stadiums in his annual summer concert treks
Mar 26, 1942
Songwriter/pianist Larry Butler is born in Pensacola, Florida. He heads United Artists Records in the mid-1970s, and becomes the first country figure to win a Grammy for Record Producer of the Year. His production credits include Kenny Rogers, Dottie West, John Denver and Billie Jo Spears
Mar 26, 1981
NBC airs "Command Performance: The Stars Salute The President." Johnny Cash & June Carter sing "Jackson." Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett, Rodney Dangerfield, Andy Williams also perform for president Ronald Reagan
Mar 26, 2021
Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Scotty McCreery and Ashley McBryde play 2nd Ave Strong, a fundraiser for victims of Nashville's Christmas Day bombing. Held at the Wildhorse Saloon, the benefit airs on WTVF-TV. Also aboard are Shenandoah, Lindsay Ell, Tyler Rich and Phil Vassar, who performs "Just Another Day In Paradise"
Mar 26, 2006
Diamond Rio performs the national anthem prior to the Food City 500 NASCAR race, won by Kurt Busch, at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee