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    • Oct 2, 1951
    Gordon Sumner is born in Wallsend, England. Under the name Sting, he plays in the rock band The Police, then builds an eclectic solo career. He joins Toby Keith in the country charts on a remake of his song "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Jan 12, 1977
    The rock band The Police holds its first rehearsal in drummer Stewart Copeland's London apartment. Lead vocalist Sting appears on the country charts 20 years later as Toby Keith's duet partner on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Jan 13, 1978
    "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" songwriter Sting and his bandmates, The Police, begin recording the rock band's debut album, "Outlandos D'Amour," at Surrey Sound in the United Kingdom
    Feb 22, 1978
    As a requirement for a Wrigley chewing gum commercial, the rock band The Police dies its hair blonde, establishing a trademark look. Lead singer Sting will appear on the country charts in 1997 with Toby Keith on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Mar 22, 1978
    British rock trio The Police signs with A&M Records. Some 19 years later, the band's bass player, Sting, emerges on a country hit as a duet partner with Toby Keith on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Oct 20, 1978
    British rockers The Police make their first American concert performance, playing at the New York punk club CBGB. Nineteen years later, lead singer Sting appears on the country charts with Toby Keith on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Sep 13, 1985
    Singer/songwriter Sting performs in San Diego as he begins his first solo tour since leaving the rock band The Police. A dozen years later, he appears on a country hit with Toby Keith, "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Sep 13, 1989
    "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" songwriter Sting makes his theatrical debut in Washington, D.C., in a production of "The Threepenny Opera"
    Aug 21, 1992
    Pop singer Sting marries Trudie Styler in London. He goes on to gain a country hit by recording with Toby Keith in a remake of his own "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Dec 8, 1993
    Sting records a new version of "Every Breath You Take" with Tammy Wynette in Nashville for her album "Without Walls"
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