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April 22: Academy of Country Music names Jacksonville’s Lee Ann Womack Top New Female Vocalist in 1998

The Academy of Country Music Awards on this date 1998 was a big night for Lee Ann Womack.…

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April 21: Texarkana’s David Crowder wins Dove Awards in 2010

The David Crowder Band received Gospel Music Association Dove Awards on this date in 2010.  Led by Texarkana…

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April 20: Wills Point’s Lee ‘Lasses’ White was a movie cowboy in the 1940s

Wills Point native Lee “Lasses” White starred in a series of singing cowboy movies in the 1940s with…

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April 19: Lindale’s Miranda Lambert dominates 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards

At the Academy of Country Music Awards on this date in 2015, Lindale native Miranda Lambert took home…

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April 18: Tyler’s Will Jennings teams with Steve Winwood for ‘Arc of a Diver’

English rocker Steve Winwood and Will Jennings, who was raised in Tyler, were a successful music writing team…

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April 17: In 2010, MercyMe had No. 1 Christian music song: ‘All of Creation’

“All of Creation” by MercyMe hit No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart on this…

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April 16: Atlanta’s Tracy Lawrence is at the top with ‘If the Good Die Young’

Tracy’s Lawrence’s song “If the Good Die Young” became his latest No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot…

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April 15: Nacogdoches native Bob Luman popularizes rockabilly sound

Country music singer Bob Luman was born on this date in 1937 in Nacogdoches and attended high school…

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April 14: Texarkana’s Otis Williams leads The Temptations to No. 1 hit with ‘Masterpiece’

The Temptations, a popular vocal group in the 1960s through 1980s, saw its hit “Masterpiece” reach No. 1…

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April 13: Kilgore’s Van Cliburn does the impossible at Tchaikovsky Competition

On this date in 1958, 23-year-old Van Cliburn, of Kilgore, shocked the world by winning the inaugural International…