Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Tuesday, Sept. 3) Advertisement Hank Thompson born in Waco, Texas, 1925. Jerry Reed's "She Got The Goldmine, I Got The Shaft" peaked at No. 3 on Rock & Roll chart, 1982. Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton duet single, "Islands In The Stream" charted, 1983. First bluegrass festival staged in Fincastle, Va., 1965. George Strait's "Something Special" album released, 1985. MUSIC AND MORE KEITH URBAN ADDED TO FARM-AID LINEUP Keith Urban has joined the lineup for Farm Aid 2002, set for Sept. 21 near Pittsburgh. The show -- already a sellout -- features Farm Aid founders Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, as well as the Dave Matthews Band. Urban said he postponed a show in Paducah, Ky., to participate in Farm Aid. CHESNEY: AWARDS ARE GREAT, BUT... Kenny Chesney says he'd sure like to win the Country Music Association entertainer of the year award. But if he doesn't, Chesney tells LAUNCH, that's OK, too. Advertisement "Awards are great, but they're not what drive me," said Chesney, also nominated for male vocalist and album of the year for "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems." If he were to win a CMA award, though, he'd like it to be entertainer of the year because "we're out there sellin' more tickets than anybody..." The awards ceremony is set for Nov. 6. STEVE WARINER GETS MINNIE PEARL AWARD Steve Wariner was flabbergasted when he was honored for his charitable work with the Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award during Opry Live last weekend. Thinking he was on the program to perform a song in tribute to Pearl, Wariner was caught off-guard when he learned he was the Pearl award winner. Wariner does a great deal of work for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, twice serving as an honorary chairman for Walk To Cure Diabetes, which raised $1.6 million. He also helped raise money for various causes in public schools.
