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May 26, 1949
Hank Williams Jr. is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of country legend Hank Williams, he develops his own career, taking Entertainer of the Year in 1987 from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music. He is named in 2020 as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 26, 2016
Hillary Lindsey, Ryan Hurd and busbee write a future Lady Antebellum hit, "You Look Good," in Nashville
May 26, 2011
Surprise guest Kelly Clarkson sings "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Blake Shelton at the Choctaw Event Center in Durant, Oklahoma, where Shelton and Reba McEntire are co-hosting a benefit
May 26, 2006
George Strait receives a doctorate of humane letters from his alma mater, Texas State University in San Marcos, during a private ceremony. Strait earned a bachelor degree from the institution in 1979