Nov 1, 2003

Garth Brooks' "Friends In Low Places" takes the top spot in the CMT special "40 Greatest Drinking Songs"

Nov 1, 2003

On her ninth birthday, Lacey Jewell is brought on stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium when her father, Buddy Jewell, performs "Help Pour Out The Rain (Lacey's Song)" on the Grand Ole Opry. Holly Dunn also makes her final Opry appearance, singing "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really Had Me Going"

Nov 1, 2003

Rebecca Lynn Howard performs in London, Kentucky, at a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate Ernie Fletcher. Her audience includes sitting U.S. president George W. Bush

Nov 1, 2003

Darryl Worley performs the national anthem and "Have You Forgotten?" at a Republican rally for gubernatorial candidate Ernie Fletcher in Paducah, Kentucky, at the request of president George W. Bush, also in attendance

Nov 1, 2003

Tracy Byrd's Tiny Town Products launches at Walmart. The food line includes a number of marinades and dry seasonings

Nov 1, 2003

Jeff and Kim Carson have a son, Dayton Grei Herndon Carson, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville

Nov 1, 2002

Clay Walker sings the national anthem before the first NBA game at San Antonio's SBC Center. The Spurs wallop the Toronto Raptors, 91-72

Nov 1, 2002

The Tim Allen film "The Santa Clause 2" debuts in movie theaters. The soundtrack includes Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" along with music by SHeDAISY, Chuck Berry, Brenda Lee, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and Louis Armstrong

Nov 1, 2001

Former ACM Awards nominee Justin Timberlake sings the national anthem before the Memphis Grizzlies' first NBA game at the Pyramid, a 90-80 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Isaac Hayes sings "God Bless America"

Nov 1, 2001

The compilation album "God Bless America" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes Lee Greenwood's remake of "God Bless The U.S.A." and Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," plus Billy Gilman, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen