Have a beautiful Saturday, friends, but before you do, check out today's country music history.

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Donnie Van Zant was born June 11, 1952 in Jacksonville, Florida.  Brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, Donnie joined .38 Special in the 1970's and later formed Van Zant with his brother, Johnny, in 2005.

In 2012, Jason Aldean was fined $100 for swimming in prohibited waters in  Destin, Florida.

Patty Loveless joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1988 and sang "A Little Bit In Love".

Also making his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1949, the one and only Hank Williams.  willliams sang "Lovesick Blues" and "Mind Your Own Business".

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