This Day in Country History: February 10

Breakthrough Hits and Milestones

• 1967: Glen Campbell hit No. 1 on the U.S. country music chart with his seventh album, By the Time I Get to Phoenix. The title track received two GRAMMY Awards, including Best Vocal Performance.
• 1986: Reba McEntire released her 10th studio album, Whoever's in New England, her first No. 1 album on the Billboard Country Albums chart. As her first platinum record, the album included two singles that became No. 1 country hits, "Whoever's in New England" and "Little Rock."
• 1971: Carole King released her second studio album, Tapestry, which received four GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year. She was the first solo female artist to win Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
• 1986: Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson received a gold album for Highwayman.
• 1987: Storms of Life by Randy Travis was certified platinum. The album features the No. 1 hits "Diggin' Up Bones" and "On the Other Hand."
• 1995: Johnny Paycheck's Take This Job and Shove It was certified platinum.
• 1997: "How Do I Live," written by Diane Warren and performed by Trisha Yearwood for the movie Con Air, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
• 2008: Eagles won a GRAMMY Award (their fifth) for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.
• 2013: Winners at the GRAMMY Awards included Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song, Little Big Town's "Pontoon" for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Zac Brown Band's Uncaged for Best Country Album, and Steep Canyon Ranger's Nobody Knows You for Best Bluegrass Album. 
• 2019: Kacey Musgraves took home Album of the Year and Best Country Album of the Year for Golden Hour. She also won Best Country Solo Performance for "Butterflies." Dan + Shay's "Tequila" won Best Country Duo/Group Performance, and "Space Cowboy," written by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves, won Best Country Song at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

Cultural Milestones

• 1953: Fred Mollin, record producer, musician, composer, music director, and songwriter, was born. Mollin has worked with the likes of Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell.
• 1960: Lionel Cartwright was born. He had 12 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts from 1988 to 1992, including "Leap of Faith."
• 2015: The legendary Nashville record producer Joe Galant received the Bob Kingsley Living Legend Award at the Grand Ole Opry on this day. Artists such as Kenny Chesney, Ronnie Milsap, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert were all in attendance for this event, which also benefited the Grand Ole Opry Trust Fund.
• 2020: At the All for the Hall benefit to support the Country Music Hall of Fame, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker, and Brothers Osborne performed. Urban was also the host of this show. Morgan Wallen also performed a version of the Eagles' "Take It Easy," and Tucker finished the show with her hit, "Stand By Your Man."

Notable Recordings and Performances

• 2017: Little Big Town's album Pain Killer received a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The top songs from this album included "Day Drinking" and the chart-topping "Girl Crush."
• 2018: Blake Shelton performed at his new honky-tonk themed bar and restaurant, Ole Red, in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The audience was thrilled when he brought out his girlfriend, now wife, Gwen Stefani, to sing a duet with him, "Go Ahead and Break My Heart."

Industry Changes and Challenges

• 1950-60s: Country music skyrocketed after WWII, with artists such as Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton hitting the scene in 1957 and 1967, respectively.
• 2020: The band Midland announced they were launching their own tequila brand, INSÓLITO. The name roughly translates to "extraordinary," as the tequila is slow-aged at a high elevation in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, making for a smooth drinking experience.
• 2021: Kane Brown announced he was creating his own record label, 1021 Entertainment, in partnership with Sony Music Nashville. His first signing to his new label was the group Restless Road, with its debut hit, "Took One Look at Her Momma."