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BMO's NEWS'eum - On this date in 1991 Alan Jackson released "I'd Love You All Over Again" as the last single from his debut album, Here in the Real World. The song was Jackson's first #1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. #BMOintheMOrning... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today back in 1971 Lynn Anderson was at #1 on the country music chart with "Rose Garden." The title track from her album stayed at the #1 position for four weeks. Anderson received a Grammy Award for the song for Best Female... Read More.

Born on this date in 1923 near Florence, Alabama, was Sam Phillips, businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who most notably founded Sun Studios and Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. Through Sun, Phillips discovered such recording talent as Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry... Read More.

BMO in the MO'rning -Brad Paisley is giving back to a fellow Tennessean following the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas.Musician Buck McCoy was in his apartment on the city's 2nd Avenue when the blast, later identified as an intentional suicide bombing, went off.... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 2006, The house where Johnny Cash lived for 35 years was bought by Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb. The rustic house near Nashville, Tennessee went on the market in June 2005 with an asking price of $2.9m (1.7m). Gibb... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1983, Alabama were at #1 on the US Country music album chart with Mountain Music, released in 1982, it is the award-winning third studio album by the country music group. #Alabama #MountainMusic #BMOintheMOrning #LikeGrandmaandGrandpausedtoplay

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1959, Johnny Cash played a free concert for the inmates of San Quentin Prison, California. One of the audience members was 19 year-old Merle Haggard, who was in the midst of a 15 year sentence (he served three years)... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - In a decade that had seen her dominance of the Country Music Charts begin, on this date in 1977, Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" spent its fifth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It would be the... Read More.

BMO in the MO'rning - To celebrate 2021, Alabama has partnered with Camping World to present a virtual New Year's Eve concert. The show streams for free at NationalTour.CampingWorld.com on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.The Bluebird Cafe's annual Alive at the Bluebird series is going virtual... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1991, Alan Jackson released "Dallas" his fourth consecutive #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Jackson was inspired to write the song after having played at Billy Bob's in Dallas, Texas. After playing the... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - Today in 1985 Alabama released "She and I" which went to #1 on the Country charts in April 1986. The track was the nineteenth in a string of 21 consecutive #1 singles in as many releases, a string that spanned from... Read More.