Today in country music history:

2006 - Brad Paisley got a leading six nominations for the ACM Awards. Brooks & Dunn earned five nods, and Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood got four mentions.

1999 - Faith Hill got six nominations for the ACM Awards. Garth Brooks, Steve Wariner and Brooks & Dunn each got four nods.

1991 - The Judds got a gold album for Love Can Build a Bridge.

1982 - The Oak Ridge Boys' earned a platinum single for shipping two million copies of "Elvira."

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