News: Today in Country Music History February 9

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2011	Taylor Swift kicks off an international tour with her first-ever concert in Singapore
2009	Mercury releases the Sugarland single "It Happens" to radio
2006	"Alcohol," by Brad Paisley, goes gold
2001	The T Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" goes gold. Artists featured include Alison Krauss, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, Harry McClintock, The Whites and Norman Blake, among others
1991	Mark Chesnutt's "Brother Jukebox" fills the #1 slot on the Billboard country singles chart
1980	The Oak Ridge Boys reach the top of the Billboard country chart with the Rodney Crowell-penned "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight"
1975	Willie Nelson records "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" at Autumn Sound in Garland, Texas
1963	Travis Tritt born in Marietta, Georgia. The soul-tinged singer mixes southern rock and country influences in becoming one of the most consistent acts of the 1990s and early 2000s. He also joins the Grand Ole Opry and takes on several acting roles
1947	Joe Ely born in Amarillo, Texas. Mixing country and rock, he becomes a fixture on the Texas club circuit and gains critical acclaim nationally, despite a lack of commercial recognition
1914	Ernest Tubb born near Crisp, Texas. A 1965 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry member forms a lengthy career with a rich baritone and ingratiating sincerity, carving his signature piece, "Walkin' The Floor Over You," in 1941