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Today in Country Music, April 26th, featuring The Judds

Posted By: Barry Kent http://www.hi99.com/airstaff/barry.aspx · 4/26/2012 4:51:00 AM

Today in Country Music, April 26th, featuring The Judds

On this day in 2011, Jo Dee Messina released a song called "Carry On" Through The "A Million Doors Campaign," which raises funds for the Holy Trinity Montessori  school in Nashville.

Today in 2006, talk around music row focused on Brad Paisley And Rascal Flatts scoring songs on the Disney soundtrack of Cars.

Rascal Flatts' Jay Demarcus, the newest member of the group to become a daddy, celebrates his 41st birthday  today.

And on this day in 1985, The Judds topped the chart with "Girls Night Out. “

"Girls' Night Out" written by Brent Maher and Jeffrey Bullock. "Girls' Night Out" was The Judds third number one hit on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

The Judds…Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna Judd. Signed to RCA Records in 1983, the duo released six studio albums between then and 1991. One of the most successful acts in country music history, The Judds won five Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and eight Country Music Association awards. The duo also charted twenty-five singles on the country music charts between 1983 and 2000, fourteen of which went to Number One and six more of which made Top Ten on the same chart.

The Judds called it quits in 1991 after Naomi was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Shortly after, Wynonna began her solo career. The two have occasionally reunited for special tours, the most recent of which began in late 2010.

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