Mar 7, 1991

An angry Randy Travis stops a performance at the Country Radio Seminar to deny a report in The National Enquirer that he's gay. A survey is passed among the radio execs asking if they believe him

Mar 7, 1990

"Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Volume 2" is certified platinum by the RIAA

Mar 7, 1990

Mary Chapin Carpenter records "Going Out Tonight" at Bias Studio in suburban Springfield, Virginia

Mar 7, 1989

Marie Osmond is recognized with the Country Music Foundation's Roy Acuff community service award

Mar 7, 1988

EMI releases The Pet Shop Boys' dance-pop version of "Always On My Mind"

Mar 7, 1988

Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Jessi Colter, Emmylou Harris and Waylon Jennings record Acuff's "As Long As I Live" at Nashville's JMI Recording Studio. Cash also enlists Rosanne Cash and The Everly Brothers on "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"

Mar 7, 1987

Songwriters Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet receive the Song of the Year trophy for "On The Other Hand" from the Nashville Songwriters Association International at the Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel

Mar 7, 1987

Lee Greenwood's "Mornin' Ride" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart

Mar 7, 1987

Ray Stevens co-hosts "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark, welcoming musical guests Mel McDaniel and Loretta Lynn

Mar 7, 1986

The lesbian-themed movie "Desert Hearts" debuts in theaters. It features Johnny Horton's "Honky-Tonk Man," plus music by Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Gene Vincent, Patti Page, Webb Pierce, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Kitty Wells and Ferlin Husky