2005 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2005.

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April 30 - Billboard magazine renames the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart "Hot Country Songs." The chart's renaming is part of a major redesign of the 110-year-old magazine.
May 25 - Oklahoma-born Carrie Underwood becomes the fourth-season winner of "American Idol." Although her first single, "Inside Your Heaven," tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the 22-year-old Underwood's influences and music are predominantly country. Late in the year, she entered the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the first time with "Jesus Take the Wheel." Her debut album, Some Hearts, rockets to No. 1 on the album charts.
May 25 - Garth Brooks proposes to longtime girlfriend and fellow country music star Trisha Yearwood in Bakersfield, California, ending long-standing speculation about their relationship.
September – Country music acts participate in benefit concerts to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. On September 9, Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are among the artists participating in "Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast," which airs live on cable and broadcast television stations in the United States and worldwide.

"ReAct Now: Music & Relief" is held September 10. Country performers at the 4 1/2-hour concert — which airs live on CMT — include Alan Jackson and Gretchen Wilson.

October - Koch Records Nashville folds when its parent company goes out of business.
November 9 – After 27 years as host of "American Country Countdown," radio personality Bob Kingsley steps down, after his production company and ABC Radio Networks (which distributes the show) fail to come to terms in renegotiating a distribution agreement. Kix Brooks, one half of the superstar duo Brooks & Dunn, is named the new host and was slated to take over January 21, 2006. Kingsley's last shows with "ACC" are the December 24 countdown program and "Christmas in America."
November 18 – The Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, opens nationwide. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as "The Man in Black" and Reese Witherspoon as his girlfriend (and wife-to-be) June Carter. The movie is widely praised by critics and a major box office hit.
November 25 - Garth Brooks releases The Limited Series, his second box set to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. The set contains his previous two studio albums, Sevens and Scarecrow; plus his Double Live album; The Lost Sessions, a new album of previously unreleased material; and an All Access DVD containing behind-the-scenes footage of his concerts. The Limited Series is Brooks' first box set to be released under his new label, Pearl Records; he had left his longtime label, Capitol Records, earlier in the year.
December 5 - Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood marry at their home in Oklahoma. It is Brooks' second marriage, Yearwood's third.
December 31 – Bob Kingsley's new countdown program, "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40," premieres with the annual year-end countdown. The new four-hour show, which aired on many of the same stations that aired "ACC," is distributed by the Jones Radio Network.

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Mindy McCready endures a rough year, with stories about her personal and legal problems making headlines. They include violent run-ins with her ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight; various crimes she had been charged with (including fraud, prescription drug crimes, driving under the influence and probation violation) and at least two suicide attempts. Late in the year, Mindy spoke about her problems on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Larry King Live.
Toby Keith, the flagship artist for DreamWorks Nashville, departs to form his own label, Show Dog Nashville. DreamWorks – which had never really lived up to its expectations – is shut down shortly thereafter by its parent company, Universal Music Group.
The Country Music Association announces a new TV deal to move the CMA Awards to ABC, after years of being broadcast on CBS.
Tammy Genovese becomes the head of the Country Music Association, succeeding Ed Benson.
Country music icon George Jones marks his 50th year in country music.

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

[edit] United States

(As certified by Billboard)

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	CAN peak	Spec. Note
January 22	Awful, Beautiful Life	Darryl Worley	2	8	^[B]
February 5	Mud on the Tires	Brad Paisley	1
February 12	Bless the Broken Road	Rascal Flatts	5		Previously a #42-peaking single in 1998 for Melodie Crittenden. Crittenden later recorded another version in the group Selah, whose version was a Top 5 hit on the Christian charts.
March 19	Nothin' to Lose	Josh Gracin	1		^[C]
March 26	That's What I Love About Sunday	Craig Morgan	4	3	^{[1], [C]} The first Number One hit for the Broken Bow Records label.
April 23	Anything but Mine	Kenny Chesney	2	2
May 7	It's Getting Better All the Time	Brooks & Dunn	1	3
May 14	My Give a Damn's Busted	Jo Dee Messina	2		^[B] Co-written by Joe Diffie.
May 28	Making Memories of Us	Keith Urban	5		Co-written by Rodney Crowell.
July 2	Fast Cars and Freedom	Rascal Flatts	3	2
July 23	As Good as I Once Was	Toby Keith	6	2
September 3	Mississippi Girl	Faith Hill	2		^[B] Hill's first country Number One since "The Way You Love Me" in 2000.
September 17	Play Something Country	Brooks & Dunn	1		^[B]
September 24	A Real Fine Place to Start	Sara Evans	2		^[B] Co-written by Radney Foster.
October 8	Something to Be Proud Of	Montgomery Gentry	2	5
October 22	Better Life	Keith Urban	6
December 3	Come a Little Closer	Dierks Bentley	3	2	^[2] Fell to #2 on the chart week of December 17.
December 17	Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off	Joe Nichols	1		^[B]
December 31	Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right	Billy Currington	2	4	^[A]

[edit] Canada

(As certified by Radio & Records)

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	U.S. Peak	Spec. Note
January 7	Back When	Tim McGraw	2		^[2] Stayed at No. 1 for 1 week in late 2004. Fell to #2 on the week of December 17, 2004.
January 14	Mud on the Tires	Brad Paisley	4		^[2] Fell to #2 on the week of January 28.
January 28	You're My Better Half	Keith Urban	1	2
February 18	Bless the Broken Road	Rascal Flatts	4
March 18	Nothin' to Lose	Josh Gracin	1
March 25	Baby Girl	Sugarland	3	2	Spent 46 weeks on the US charts, setting a record for the longest chart run since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.
April 15	My Give a Damn's Busted	Jo Dee Messina	5		^[1]
May 20	Lot of Leavin' Left to Do	Dierks Bentley	4	3
June 17	Making Memories of Us	Keith Urban	3
July 8	Something More	Sugarland	4	2
August 5	Mississippi Girl	Faith Hill	3
August 26	Play Something Country	Brooks & Dunn	4
September 23	A Real Fine Place to Start	Sara Evans	1
September 30	Better Life	Keith Urban	8		^[2] Fell to #2 on the week of November 18.
November 18	Who You'd Be Today	Kenny Chesney	3	2	^[2] Fell to #2 on the week of November 25 and returned to #1 from December 9 through December 16.
December 2	Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off	Joe Nichols	1
December 23	Big Blue Note	Toby Keith	1	5	Keith's first release for his personal label, Show Dog Nashville.

Notes

1^ No. 1 song of the year.
2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

[edit] Other major hits

[edit] Singles released by American artists

US	CAN	Single	Artist	Notes
4	6	Alcohol	Brad Paisley
8	2	All Jacked Up	Gretchen Wilson	This song, which debuted at #21, set a record for what was then the highest debut made by a female artist on the Hot Country Songs charts.
16		Arlington	Trace Adkins
7	13	Best I Ever Had	Gary Allan	Cover of rock band Vertical Horizon's 2001 single.
20	19	Big Time	Big & Rich
10	11	Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On	Neal McCoy	McCoy's first Top Ten country hit since "The Shake" in 1997, and his first Top 40 since "Forever Works for Me" in 2000.
16	28	Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)	Lonestar
5	3	Do You Want Fries with That	Tim McGraw
16		Don't Ask Me How I Know	Bobby Pinson	Although this was Pinson's only Top 40 hit as a singer, he has co-written singles for Sugarland, Tracy Lawrence, Toby Keith and Trent Tomlinson.
7	13	Don't Worry 'bout a Thing	SHeDAISY
14	6	Drugs or Jesus	Tim McGraw	McGraw's first release since 1993's "Memory Lane" to miss the Top Ten.
15	22	Georgia Rain	Trisha Yearwood	Yearwood's first chart single since "Squeeze Me In" (a duet with husband Garth Brooks) in 2002.
	19	God Bless the Canadian Housewife	SHeDAISY	Only available on the Canadian version of Fortuneteller's Melody.
16	19	God's Will	Martina McBride
3	4	Gone	Montgomery Gentry
3	2	Good Ride Cowboy	Garth Brooks	Written as a tribute to Chris LeDoux. This song debuted at #18 on Hot Country Songs, tying a record previously set in 1978 by Eddie Rabbitt's "Every Which Way but Loose" for the highest debut on that chart.
10	18	Goodbye Time	Blake Shelton	Cover of Conway Twitty's #7 single from 1988.
7	12	He Gets That from Me	Reba McEntire
8	29	Help Somebody	Van Zant	This was the first country release for Van Zant, although they had previously had several rock hits.
10	27	Hicktown	Jason Aldean
15	9	Holy Water	Big & Rich
2	2	Homewrecker	Gretchen Wilson
8	6	Honkytonk U	Toby Keith
4	20	How Am I Doin'	Dierks Bentley
18	25	How Do You Get That Lonely	Blaine Larsen
10	6	I May Hate Myself in the Morning	Lee Ann Womack	Womack's first Top 10 hit since 2001's "Ashes by Now."
18	19	(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden	Martina McBride	Cover of Lynn Anderson's Number One single from 1970.
17		I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song)	Phil Vassar
5	23	If Heaven	Andy Griggs
9	26	If Something Should Happen	Darryl Worley
6	5	Keg in the Closet	Kenny Chesney
8	14	Let Them Be Little	Billy Dean	Co-written by Richie McDonald, then lead vocalist of the group Lonestar.
17		Long, Slow Kisses	Jeff Bates
12	29	Miss Me Baby	Chris Cagle
5	4	Monday Morning Church	Alan Jackson
16	17	My Sister	Reba McEntire
5	1	Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense	LeAnn Rimes	Peaked at #1 in Canada in December 2004. Rimes' first Top 10 country hit since 2000's "I Need You."
18		Paper Angels	Jimmy Wayne
8	14	Pickin' Wildflowers	Keith Anderson
3	19	Probably Wouldn't Be This Way	LeAnn Rimes
2	9	Redneck Yacht Club	Craig Morgan
2	2	Skin (Sarabeth)	Rascal Flatts	Initially a hidden track on Rascal Flatts' 2004 album Feels Like Today, this song charted at #38 from unsolicited airplay before its release as a single.
3	6	Somebody's Hero	Jamie O'Neal
2	15	Songs About Me	Trace Adkins
5	6	Stay with Me (Brass Bed)	Josh Gracin
18	15	The Talkin' Song Repair Blues	Alan Jackson
18	24	Trying to Find Atlantis	Jamie O'Neal
18		USA Today	Alan Jackson
4	11	What's a Guy Gotta Do	Joe Nichols
4	2	When I Think About Cheatin'	Gretchen Wilson
4	5	You'll Be There	George Strait
8	7	You're Like Coming Home	Lonestar

[edit] Singles released by Canadian artists

US	CAN	Single	Artist
	4	Alberta Bound	Paul Brandt
	17	All About Her	Gord Bamford
	10	Big Picture	Lisa Brokop
24	4	Don't!	Shania Twain
	20	Dream On	Steve Fox
	11	Dress Rehearsal	Carolyn Dawn Johnson
	2	East Bound and Down	The Road Hammers
	5	Forgive Me (For Giving a Damn)	Doc Walker
	14	Hey, Do You Know Me?	Lisa Brokop
	6	Home	Paul Brandt
45	8	I Ain't No Quitter	Shania Twain
	9	I Am Ready	Doc Walker
	18	I Lie	Jason McCoy
	5	I'm a Road Hammer	The Road Hammers
	7	If You Were My Girl	Emerson Drive
	6	It Takes a Man	Aaron Lines
	19	Kings for a Day	Jake Mathews
	10	Lucky for Me	Aaron Pritchett
	6	Missing an Angel	Johnny Reid
	16	My Heart's a Genius	Gord Bamford
44	4	My Name	George Canyon
	12	No More Me and You	Amanda Wilkinson
	10	Rich Man	Paul Brandt
25	15	She Didn't Have Time	Terri Clark
	18	She Moved	Brad Johner
	7	Shine	Deric Ruttan
	9	Sister Golden Hair	The Poverty Plainsmen
	19	Sixty to Zero	Johnny Reid
	12	Still Got Yesterday	Emerson Drive
	10	Take the Wheel	Deric Ruttan
36	5	Waiting on the Wonderful	Aaron Lines
	7	Who Would You Be	George Canyon
	7	Wide Open Highway	Dean Tuftin

[edit] Top new album releases

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
1	All Jacked Up	Gretchen Wilson	Epic
4	Anywhere but Here	Chris Cagle	Capitol Nashville
1	Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)	Kenny Chesney	BNA
8	Blame the Vain	Dwight Yoakam	New West
6	Brave	Jamie O'Neal	Capitol Nashville
3	Coming Home	Lonestar	BNA
3	Comin' to Your City	Big & Rich	Warner Bros.
6	Countryman	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway
1	Delicious Surprise	Jo Dee Messina	Curb
2	Doin' Somethin' Right	Billy Currington	Mercury Nashville
5	Erika Jo	Erika Jo	Universal South
1	Fireflies	Faith Hill	Warner Bros.
6	Garage	Cross Canadian Ragweed	Universal South
2	Get Right with the Man	Van Zant	Columbia
2	Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime	Wynonna	Asylum-Curb
1	Hillbilly Deluxe	Brooks & Dunn	Arista Nashville
1	Honkytonk University	Toby Keith	DreamWorks Nashville
6	Hot Apple Pie	Hot Apple Pie	DreamWorks Nashville
2	III	Joe Nichols	Universal South
6	Jason Aldean	Jason Aldean	Broken Bow
1	Jasper County	Trisha Yearwood	MCA Nashville
1	Kerosene	Miranda Lambert	Epic
2	The Legend of Johnny Cash	Johnny Cash	Island
8	Let Them Be Little	Billy Dean	Asylum-Curb
4	Life Goes On	Terri Clark	Mercury Nashville
2	Loco Motive	Cowboy Troy	RAYBAW
1	Modern Day Drifter	Dierks Bentley	Capitol Nashville
7	My Kind of Livin'	Craig Morgan	Broken Bow
1	Real Fine Place	Sara Evans	RCA Nashville
3	Reba #1's	Reba McEntire	MCA Nashville
4	R.I.D.E.	Trick Pony	Asylum-Curb
1	The Right to Bare Arms	Larry the Cable Guy	Warner Bros.
1	The Road and the Radio	Kenny Chesney	BNA
1	Some Hearts	Carrie Underwood	Arista Nashville
2	Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005	Montgomery Gentry	Columbia
1	Somewhere Down in Texas	George Strait	MCA Nashville
1	Songs About Me	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville
8	That's Life	Neal McCoy	903
8	Then & Now: The Hits Collection	Tracy Lawrence	Mercury Nashville
3	There's More Where That Came From	Lee Ann Womack	MCA Nashville
9	Those Were the Days	Dolly Parton	Blue Eye
2	This Woman	LeAnn Rimes	Asylum-Curb
1	Time Well Wasted	Brad Paisley	Arista Nashville
1	Timeless	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville
5	Times Like These	Buddy Jewell	Columbia
1	Totally Country Vol. 4	Various Artists	Sony BMG
1	Tough All Over	Gary Allan	MCA Nashville
3	Walk the Line Soundtrack	Various Artists	Wind-Up

[edit] Other top albums

US	Album	Artist	Record Label
42	16 Biggest Hits	Waylon Jennings	RCA Nashville
13	All of Me	Anne Murray	StraightWay
20	Anthology, Volume 1	Chris LeDoux	Capitol Nashville
35	Barely Famous Hits	The Warren Brothers	BNA
47	Childish Things	James McMurtry	Compadre
14	Cost of Living	Delbert McClinton	New West
39	Country's Got Heart	Various Artists	Time Life
13	Dream Big	Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand	Capitol Nashville
29	Dreamin' My Dreams	Patty Loveless	Epic
36	Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic	Clint Black	Equity
39	Everything and More	Billy Gilman	Image
28	Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship and Praise	Randy Travis	Word/Curb
43	Gold	Patsy Cline	MCA Nashville
14	Greatest Hits	Tracy Byrd	BNA
42	Hanna-McEuen	Hanna-McEuen	DreamWorks Nashville
13	Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't	George Jones	Bandit
31	The Legend	Johnny Cash	Legacy
23	Man Like Me	Bobby Pinson	RCA Nashville
18	The Metropolitan Hotel	Chely Wright	Dualtone
47	Mission Temple Fireworks Stand	Sawyer Brown	Curb
39	My Kind of Music	Ray Scott	Warner Bros.
40	Nashville Star 2005 Finalists	Various Artists	Universal South
42	Nothing Left to Hide	Cory Morrow	Write On
14	Off to Join the World	Blaine Larsen	BNA
37	The Outsider	Rodney Crowell	Columbia
22	Patriotic Country 2	Various Artists	BMG Heritage
22	Put the "O" Back in Country	Shooter Jennings	Universal South
31	Ride	Shelly Fairchild	Columbia
12	The Road to Here	Little Big Town	Equity
13	Songs	Willie Nelson	Lost Highway
26	The Story of My Life	Deana Carter	Vanguard
12	Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll	Keith Anderson	Arista Nashville
23	The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways	Emmylou Harris	Rhino
21	What I Really Mean	Robert Earl Keen	Koch

[edit] Deaths

February 6 — Merle Kilgore, 70, prolific songwriter ("Wolverton Mountain," "Ring of Fire") and manager of Hank Williams Jr. (cancer)
February 12 — Sammi Smith, 61, best known for "Help Me Make it Through the Night."
March 2 — Joe Carter, 78, son of A.P. and Sara Carter.
March 9 — Chris LeDoux, 56, world champion bareback rider who sang about the rodeo circuit and cowboy life.
May 14 — Jimmy Martin, 77, the "King of Bluegrass."
August 16 – Vassar Clements, 77, legendary fiddle player. (cancer)

[edit] Hall of Fame inductees

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Alabama (Randy Owen (born 1949); Teddy Gentry (born 1952); Jeff Cook (born 1949); and Mark Herndon (born 1955)).
DeFord Bailey (1899-1982)
Glen Campbell (born 1936)

[edit] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

[edit] Major awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

(presented February 8, 2006 in Los Angeles)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "The Connection," Emmylou Harris
Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "You'll Think of Me," Keith Urban
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Restless," Alison Krauss & Union Station
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Like We Never Loved At All," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Unionhouse Branch," Alison Krauss & Union Station
Best Country Song -- "Bless the Broken Road", Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon
Best Country Album -- Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Best Bluegrass Album -- The Company We Keep, Del McCoury Band

[edit] Juno Awards

(presented April 2, 2006 in Halifax)

Country Recording of the Year -- The Road Hammers, The Road Hammers

[edit] CMT Music Awards

(presented April 11 in Nashville)

Video of the Year -- "Days Go By," Keith Urban
Male Video of the Year -- "I Go Back," Kenny Chesney
Female Video of the Year -- "When I Think About Cheatin'" Gretchen Wilson
Group/Duo Video of the Year -- "Feels Like Today," Rascal Flatts
Breakthrough Video of the Year -- "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
Collaborative Video of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley Featuring Alison Krauss
Hottest Video of the Year -- "Whiskey Girl," Toby Keith
Most Inspiring Video of the Year -- "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
Video Director of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley Featuring Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
Johnny Cash Visionary Award -- Loretta Lynn

[edit] Academy of Country Music

(presented May 23, 2006 in Las Vegas)

Entertainer of the Year -- Kenny Chesney
Song of the Year -- "Believe," Ronnie Dunn and Craig Wiseman
Single of the Year -- "Jesus, Take the Wheel," Carrie Underwood
Album of the Year -- Time Well Wasted, Brad Paisley
Top Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist -- Sara Evans
Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
Top Vocal Group -- Rascal Flatts
Top New Male Vocalist -- Jason Aldean
Top New Female Vocalist -- Carrie Underwood
Top New Duo or Group -- Sugarland
Video of the Year -- "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton (Director: Jim Shea)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "When I Get Where I'm Going," Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year -- Vince Gill
Pioneer Awards -- Little Jimmy Dickens, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs

[edit] Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 12 in Calgary)

Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award -- George Canyon
Male Artist of the Year -- George Canyon
Female Artist of the Year -- Terri Clark
Group or Duo of the Year -- The Road Hammers
SOCAN Song of the Year -- "My Name," George Canyon, Gordie Sampson
Single of the Year -- "My Name," George Canyon
Album of the Year -- This Time Around, Paul Brandt
Top Selling Album -- Greatest Hits, Shania Twain
CMT Video of the Year -- "Convoy," Paul Brandt
Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award -- Amanda Wilkinson
Roots Artist or Group of the Year -- Corb Lund

[edit] Country Music Association

(presented November 15 in New York City)

Entertainer of the Year -- Keith Urban
Song of the Year -- "Whiskey Lullaby," Bill Anderson and Jon Randall
Single of the Year -- "I May Hate Myself in the Morning," Lee Ann Womack
Album of the Year -- There's More Where That Came From, Lee Ann Womack
Male Vocalist of the Year -- Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year -- Gretchen Wilson
Vocal Duo of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Group of the Year -- Rascal Flatts
Horizon Award -- Dierks Bentley
Video of the Year -- "As Good As I Once Was," Toby Keith (Director: Michael Salomon)
Vocal Event of the Year -- "Good News, Bad News," George Strait and Lee Ann Womack
Musician of the Year -- Jerry Douglas

[edit] Further reading

Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

[edit] References

Stark, Phyllis, "Toby Keith topped country charts, shook up Music Row," Billboard magazine, December 24, 2005, p. YE-18.

[edit] Other links

[edit] External links

Country Music Hall of Fame

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