Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Wednesday, Oct. 9) Advertisement Jackson Browne (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) born in West Germany, 1948. Eddy Arnold's "Make The World Go Away" charted, 1965. Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorced, 1973. Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn record first duet "After The Fire Is Gone," 1970. MUSIC AND MORE PINMONKEY RECORDS TRACK FOR WAYLON TRIBUTE Pinmonkey this week recorded "Are You Ready for the Country," a track for a Waylon Jennings tribute album that's in the works. The song was written by Neil Young for his 1972 album, "Harvest," and Jennings later recorded it as the title track of his album released four years later. Pinmonkey Dobro player Chad Jeffers tells CMT.com their take of the song is more upbeat than Young's but less so than the Jennings version. Pinmonkey's self-titled debut album was released on Tuesday. MCGRAW TV SPECIAL SET FOR NOV. 27 "Sing Me Home," Tim McGraw's NBC concert special, is scheduled to air Nov. 27, the night before Thanksgiving. Advertisement The one-hour show, made up of footage taken during McGraw's concert in his hometown of Start, La., on Sept. 7, is to be aired one day after his new album, "Tim McGraw and his Dancehall Doctors," goes on sale. The album's first single, "Red Ragtop," is No. 18 on Billboard's country singles chart. ACM GOLF TOURNEY SET The Academy of Country Music has a star-studded lineup of performers to play in its annual celebrity golf classic next week. Among those teeing off Monday at the DeBell Golf Course in Burbank, Calif.: Darryl Worley, members of Trick Pony, Lonestar's Dean Sams, Marty Roe of Diamond Rio, The Belamy Brothers, Chris Cagle and others. Country duo Montgomery Gentry is host of the annual charity event, and many of the artists participating will perform at a banquet that evening.
