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This Day in Country Music History, May 22

2012
Pistol Annies' Angaleena Presley marries tour manager Jordan Powell in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2011
Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard and songwriter Bobby Braddock are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2007
LeAnn Rimes' "Nothin' Better To Do" video debuts online at CMT.com
2004
Rascal Flatts' "Mayberry" rises to #1 in Billboard
2002
Alabama announces during the Academy of Country Music Awards that it intends to retire after a 2003 farewell tour
2002
Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson win three times each in the 37th Academy of Country Music awards at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre. Brooks & Dunn take Entertainer of the Year; Top Vocal Duo; and Video of the Year, for "Only In America"
2000
Garth Brooks' "Double Live" sets a new record for country concert albums, as it's certified for shipments of 13 million units
1993
CBS airs "Willie Nelson The Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration," with Ray Charles, B.B. King, Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Travis Tritt, Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan, Marty Stuart, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
1975
Freddy Fender gains his first gold single, for "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"
1961
Bass player Dana Williams is born in Dayton, Ohio. He joins Diamond Rio, a band that wins the Country Music Association's Vocal Group award three times. Members of the Grand Ole Opry, the band thrives on tight instrumentation and strong harmonies
1958
Jerry Lee Lewis arrives in London, where he admits he's married his teenage cousin, Myra. He's booed offstage and forced to cancel 34 of his 37 scheduled concerts
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