Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Friday, Oct. 18) Advertisement Bob Wills inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, 1968. Gene Autry records "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle," 1937. "Music City Tonight" premieres on The Nashville Network, 1993 Hank Williams privately weds Billie Jean Jones Eshliman in Minden, La., 1952; they renew their vows the next day in two public ceremonies in New Orleans. (Saturday, Oct. 19) The Del McCoury Band named Entertainer of the Year at the 11th annual International Bluegrass Music Association awards, 2000. Doc Watson, Lance LeRoy inducted into the IBMA Hall of Honor, 2000. Jeannie C. Riley born in Anson, Texas, 1945. Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" single certifies gold, 1977. Steve Sholes, Jim Reeves, Joe Frank inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, 1967. "Ozark Jubilee" telecast its first show on ABC, 1954. (Sunday, Oct. 20) "Grandpa" Jones born in Niagara, Ky., 1913. Ray Price's "City Lights" begins 13-week run at No. 1, 1958. Merle Travis dies at 65, 1983. Advertisement Del Reeves joined the Grand Ole Opry, 1966. Clint Black marries Lisa Hartman, 1991. MUSIC AND MORE URBAN ALBUM DEBUTS AT NO. 11 Keith Urban's "Golden Road" has debuted at No. 11 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and scored a No. 3 debut on Billboard's country album chart. But it's tough to dethrone The King -- "Elvis: 30 #1 Hits" is atop both charts for its third consecutive week. "Home" by the Dixie Chicks is No. 2 among country albums and holds the sixth position on Billboard 200. SHANIA'S SINGLE SHOOTS UP CHART Shania Twain's "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" took a sizeable leap on the Billboard Hot Singles and Tracks chart, traveling from No. 24 to No. 15. The song's debut last week was one of just three to land in the top 25 of the singles chart since Billboard has been tracking airplay. MURRAY'S DOUBLE ALBUM IN U.S. NEXT WEEK Anne Murray's "Country Croonin'" collection of 30 standards is to be released Oct. 22. Billboard.com says the double album, released in Canada on Aug. 27, was marketed through a direct-response TV campaign by Time-Life. The songs, which span five decades, include "Always on My Mind," "I Fall to Pieces," "Anytime" and "Tennessee Waltz." Advertisement There also are four songs made popular by the Everly Brothers, Murray's favorite group during her early days of performing. LONESTAR'S HITS SET ON HORIZON Lonestar is not far away from putting out a greatest hits set. Keyboardist Dean Sams says it'll happen as soon as Lonestar's current single, "Unusually Unusual," has finished charting. Sams tells LAUNCH the band wants to find songs that can live up to the strength of their past hits. "It's hard to beat, y'know, songs like 'Amazed' and 'I'm Already There.' But we're gonna, we're gonna do it," he said at the Academy Of Country Music's annual charity golf tournament this week.
