Country Pop Bites: Blake Shelton – August 11

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2001 Blake Shelton picked up his first #1 single in Billboard with "Austin"?

It’s true! It stayed at the top for five weeks! Check out the video!

Here are 5 little known truths about Blake Shelton.

• Blake’s mother entered him in beauty pageants when he was a kid.
• His-'n'-hers flasks and matching shotguns were Blake’s and wife, Miranda Lambert’s favorite engagement gifts.
• He sported a mullet for more of the 1990s.
• His older brother Richie introduced him to the music of Hank Williams Jr. when he was just a boy.
• In 2003 he married girlfriend Kaynette Williams. Their marriage ended nearly three years later.