Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Friday, Sept. 6) Advertisement David Allan Coe born in Akron, Ohio, 1939. Mark Chesnutt born in Beaumont, Texas, 1963. Ernest Tubb died, 1984. Willie Nelson's "Half Nelson" album released, 1985. (Saturday, Sept. 7) Buddy Holly born Charley Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas, 1935. Alabama's "Jukebox In My Mind" began two weeks at No. 1 in R&R, 1990. Don Williams' "Back In My Younger Days" hit R&R chart at No. 1, 1990. Reba McEntire's "The Last One To Know" album released, 1987. (Sunday, Sept. 8) Patsy Cline born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Va., 1932. Conway Twitty had a No. 1 hit with "I May Never Get to Heaven," 1979. The movie "Forty-Acre Feud" opened in Nashville, 1965. Anne Murray's "Greatest Hits" album released, 1980. George Strait's "Greatest Hits Volume II" album released, 1987. MUSIC AND MORE DIXIE CHICKS 'HOME' AT NO. 1 The Dixie Chicks third album, "Home," sits atop the all-genre Billboard 200 and Billboard's country album charts after their debut week. Advertisement Another debut album, "My Town" by Montgomery Gentry, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard country chart. Toby Keith's "Unleashed" fell from the top spot to No. 2, while Lee Ann Womack's "Something Worth Leaving Behind" dropped to No. 4 and "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" slipped to No. 5. MCGRAW'S 'UNBROKEN' TOP SINGLE "Unbroken" by Tim McGraw jumped to the top of Billboard's country singles chart this week, while Darryl Worley's "I Miss My Friend" held onto No. 2. "The Good Stuff" by Kenny Chesney fell from No. 1 to No. 3, while "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" by Tracy Byrd and "I Keep Looking" by Sara Evans stayed at No. 4 and No. 5. TRACE ADKINS JOINS USO TRIBUTE TO BUSH SR. Trace Adkins will join Lee Greenwood to perform in a USO tribute to former President George Bush on Sept. 17. Ruth Pointer, Meredith Edwards and Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long also will appear at the black-tie gala honoring a "service member of the year" from each branch of the military. Advertisement Adkins also is scheduled to perform for U.S. troops in the USO's Thanksgiving tour of overseas military installations. LEE ANN RIMES TO STAR IN BASEBALL FLICK Lee Ann Rimes has signed to star in a movie based on the true story of a pitcher who was thrown out of the major leagues for being a woman. Rimes will play Tennessee native Jackie Mitchell in "The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth," an independent flick by 'bel Films. Mitchell was thrown out of major league baseball in 1931 because of her gender -- and after striking out baseball icons Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, back to back. Rimes, whose new album "Twisted Angel" is to be released Oct. 1, previously appeared in "Coyote Ugly."
