B-MO in the MO’rning

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this day in 1976, "Good Hearted Woman" by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson was at #1 on the country chart. In 1969, Jennings and Nelson were staying in a motel in Fort Worth, Texas. Jennings was inspired to write the... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash proposed to tour partner June Carter during a concert in London, Ontario. She said yes. The couple married on March 1, 1968, in Franklin, Kentucky and had one child together, John Carter Cash, born... Read More.

BMOintheMOrning -Eric Church has previously spoken about the unconventional recording process behind Heart & Soul, his upcoming triple album, which led him and his team to embark on a month-long writing and recording retreat in a makeshift studio in the North Carolina mountains.During a performance at... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this day in 2004, Johnny Cash's family blocked an attempt by advertisers to use his hit song "Ring of Fire" to promote hemorrhoid's-relief products. The idea is said to have been backed by Merle Kilgore, who co-wrote the song with... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this day in 1977, Elvis Presley was at #1 on the Billboard country chart with "Moody Blue". Written by Mark James, (who also penned Elvis' "Suspicious Minds"), the song became Presley's last #1 hit in his lifetime. #TCB #ElvisPresley #BMOintheMOrning #Kicks967

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this date in 1987, Willie Nelson's American western drama movie Red Headed Stranger premiered in Austin. The film studio had wanted Robert Redford to play the Red Headed Stranger a role Nelson had envisioned for himself. It took two years, but Redford finally... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this day in 2019, Miranda Lambert announced on social media that she married New York City Police Department Officer Brendan McLoughlin on January 26, 2019 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Lambert had previously been married for four years to singer Blake... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - It was on this day in 1969, George Jones and Tammy Wynette married in Ringgold, Georgia, after telling others that their marriage was in August 1968. They quickly earnt the titles such as "The First Couple of Country Music," "Country's Sweethearts,"... Read More.

On this date in 2018, Country music singer Daryle Singletary died age 46. Singletary entered the top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts five times in the 90's, reaching #2 with "I Let Her Lie" and "Amen Kind of Love", and #4 with... Read More.

BMO's NEWS'eum - On this date in 2007 Tom T. Hall was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Hall has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the #1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA."... Read More.