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May 21, 1987
Singer/songwriter Cody Johnson is born in Sebastopol, Texas. He develops a traditional country sound on the red-dirt circuit, building to national hits with "'Til You Can't," "The Fall" and the Carrie Underwood duet "I'm Gonna Love You," winning the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year award in 2026
May 21, 2011
Taylor Swift raises $750,000 for tornado relief by selling tickets to the final rehearsal for her Speak Now Tour at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
May 21, 2016
Florida Georgia Line's "H.O.L.Y." goes to #1 for the first of 18 straight weeks on the Billboard country singles chart
May 21, 1951
Hank Williams is sent to the North Louisiana Sanatorium in Shreveport, moaning about back pain. The pain remains throughout the rest of his life
May 21, 2021
Garth Brooks is recognized during the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., alongside Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and violinist Midori