Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Wednesday, Aug. 28) Advertisement Shania Twain born in Windsor, Ontario, 1965. LeAnn Rimes born in Jackson, Miss., 1982. George Strait's first No. 1 single, "Fool Hearted Memory," charted, 1982. Gene Autry recorded "Here Comes Santa Claus," 1947. Tammy Wynette recorded "Stand By Your Man," 1968. MUSIC AND MORE JOHNNY CASH RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL Johnny Cash was released from a hospital in Nashville after treatment for what was described as an allergic reaction to medication or food. Seventy-year-old Cash was admitted to Baptist Hospital in stable condition Monday and kept overnight for observation. He suffers from autonomic neuropathy, a disease that makes him prone to pneumonia. Cash is in Nashville this week to promote his new album "American IV: The Man Comes Around," which is due in stores Nov. 5. JIMMIE RODGERS TRIBUTE DUE OUT OCT. 8 Steve Forbert has finished work on "Any Old Time," a tribute to country music legend Jimmie Rodgers. Advertisement The 12-song disc, produced by Garry Tallent, is set for release on Oct. 8 on Koch Records. Forbert, a Meridian, Miss., native like Rodgers, said he chose the 12 songs from more than 110 recorded by the man widely considered country music's first superstar. Rodgers, who became known as the "Mississippi Blue Yodeler," died of tuberculosis in 1933. Rodgers was the Country Music Hall Of Fame's first inductee when it opened in 1961, and was named a "Founding Father" of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Rodgers' first recording session with RCA Victor. DUI CHARGES AGAINST MARTY STUART DROPPED A drunk driving charge against country singer Marty Stuart has been dropped. A Nashville judge ruled Tuesday there was no probable cause for police to stop 43-year-old Stuart. Police said they arrested Stuart in April on a charge of driving under the influence after receiving a call he had left a store intoxicated. The four-time Grammy winner was found guilty of refusing to take a breathalyzer test, which means his driver's license will be suspended for one year. ALABAMA LAUNCHES FAREWELL TOUR NEW YEAR'S EVE Advertisement Alabama plans to launch their farewell tour with a New Year's Eve show at The Aladdin in Las Vegas. The band will play another major concert during the winter, and the rest of the dates are set for summer and fall of 2003. Alabama's new album, "In The Mood: The Love Songs," is set for release Feb. 4. Among the album's 23 tracks -- a new version of Mike & the Mechanics' 1988 hit "The Living Years" and "I'm In The Mood," the band's 61st single. The rest of the tracks are previous Alabama hits.
