Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (Friday, Dec. 6) Advertisement Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, 1876. Helen Cornelius born in Hannibal, Mo. 1941. Bill Lloyd, of Foster & Lloyd, born in Fort Hood, Texas, 1955. Eddy Arnold's "I'd Trade All of My Tomorrows (for Just One Yesterday)" charted, 1952. Roy Orbison died at 52 in Hendersonville, Tenn., 1988. (Saturday, Dec. 7) Gary Morris born in Fort Worth, Texas, 1948. Ronnie Sessions born in Henrietta, Okla., 1948. Jim Reeves' single "He'll Have to Go" charted, 1959. Johnny Cash and June Carter first appear onstage together in Dallas, 1961. Mickey Gilley's single "City Lights" charted, 1974. Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's single "Islands in the Stream" goes platinum, 1983. (Sunday, Dec. 8 ) Rockabilly singer Dave Rich joins the Louisiana Hayride, 1956. Advertisement Marty Raybon born in Stanford, Fla., 1959. Flatt & Scruggs perform at New York's Carnegie Hall, record the concert for release on Columbia, 1962. Marty Robbins dies at 57 in Nashville, 1982. Western movie actor Slim Pickens, dies, 1983. MUSIC AND MORE VINCE PLANS 19 STOPS ON 2003 ROAD TRIP Vince Gill hits the road Jan. 30, 2003, to perform in theaters and clubs to support his upcoming album, "This Old Guitar and Me," due out Feb. 4. The 19 shows, before crowds of 1,000 or less, will be simpler than many concerts to reflect the title of the album. The recording contains 17 new songs, four of which can be previewed at Gill's fan club Web site vincegill.com. FLATTS SINGLE HOLDS NO. 1 "These Days" by Rascal Flatts held onto the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot Country and Tracks chart, which showed little change from the previous week. "Who's Your Daddy?" by Toby Keith and George Strait's "She'll Leave You With A Smile" remained in the second and third positions, while the Dixie Chicks' "Landslide" moved up a notch to No. 4, sending Keith Urban's former No. 1, "Somebody Like You" into the fifth spot. Advertisement "Red Ragtop" by Tim McGraw stayed at No. 6, while Mark Wills' "Somethin'" rose from No. 9 to No. 7 and Emerson Drive's "Fall Into Me" jumped into the eighth spot from No. 10. Shania Twain, whose new album "Up!" is atop the all-genre and country charts for a second week, saw "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" drop from No. 7 to No. 9. "A Lot Of Things Different" by Kenny Chesney broke into the top 10 from No. 11. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN CHART BEHIND SHANIA, TIM With Shania Twain and Tim McGraw holding down No. 1 and No. 2 on the Billboard Country Album chart, other stars slip while Elvis moves up. "Cry" by Faith Hill fell a notch to No. 3, while "Elvis: 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley" rose from fifth to No. 4. The Dixie Chicks' "Home" dropped from No. 3 to No. 5, while "Unleashed" by Toby Keith fell from fourth to sixth and Rascal Flatts' "Melt" stayed at No. 7. "Let It Be Christmas" by Alan Jackson fell from No. 6 to eighth place, Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" dropped to No. 9 and "Drive" by Alan Jackson held the No. 10 spot. Advertisement Lee Ann Womack's "The Season For Romance" showed the biggest jump, from No. 36 to No. 19.
