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Mar 11, 2008: Sony releases the pop compilation “Now That’s What I Call Music! 27,” with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm]‘s “Teardrops On My Guitar” and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Keith Urban[/lastfm]‘s “Everybody”

Mar 11, 2007: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jo Dee Messina[/lastfm] performs “Heaven Was Needing A Hero” in a guest slot on the ABC series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

Mar 11, 2007: Videos of two [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Conway Twitty[/lastfm] performances, “Your Love Had Taken Me That High” and “You’ve Never Been That Far Before,” make weird appearances in the midst of the animated FOX series “Family Guy”

Mar 11, 2006: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Montgomery Gentry[/lastfm] perform for American troops in Hawija, Iraq, where an explosive detonates approximately one mile from the stage during the show. Eddie Montgomery originally believes the sound is a glitch in an amplifier

Mar 11, 2006: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Don Williams[/lastfm] performs what’s expected to be his final Nashville concert, appearing at David Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. Keith Urban is a surprise opening act, and Williams is joined by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Josh Turner[/lastfm] on “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good”

Mar 11, 2006: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]John Schneider[/lastfm] performs the national anthem before the Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Mar 11, 2005: The movie “Black Cloud,” written and directed by Rick Schroder, opens in seven cities. The picture features [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Tim McGraw[/lastfm] in the role of a sheriff

Mar 11, 2005: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Martina McBride[/lastfm]‘s Hallmark album, “My Heart,” is certified gold. It features her collaboration with pianist Jim Brickman, “Valentine,” plus covers of Etta James’ “At Last” and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Buck Owens’[/lastfm] “Together Again”

Mar 11, 2005: “You’ll Think Of Me” becomes Keith Urban’s first gold single

Mar 11, 2005: Fiddler [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Vassar Clements[/lastfm], one of a handful of artists who appeared on all three volumes of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will The Circle Be Unbroken,” is diagnosed with lung cancer

Mar 11, 1845: Fiddler [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Henry Gilliland[/lastfm] born in Jasper County, Missouri. He joins [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eck Robertson[/lastfm] for the first country recording session in 1922

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