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Just like big hair and Spandex, country music was alive and well in the '80s, celebrating true love, simple pleasures and American pride.

On March 1, 1968, Cash wed Carter in Franklin, Ky.

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Underwood's first single from her debut album, 'Some Hearts', spent six consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and earned a Top 10 spot on the Christian Songs chart (No. 4), a Top 20 spot on the Hot 100 (No. 20) and  Top 30 spot on the Adult…

McEntire appears in the movie 'Tremors' opposite Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward.

On Jan. 5, 1985, Strait was starting the new year on a high note.

From laid-back, good-time anthems, to serious traditional country songs and soulful ballads, Currington has run the musical gamut in his recording career.

Yearwood has made a second career out of her down-home expertise in the kitchen, but she didn't actually start testing her cooking skills until she moved from Georgia to pursue her musical dreams.

On June 5, 2003, Yoakam received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On June 3, 2009, Strait's 'Troubadour' album was certified platinum, for sales of one million copies.

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