Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1999 Sara Evans got her first #1 single in Billboard with "No Place That Far"?

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Here are 5 little known facts about Sara Evans.

  • She sang in the family band at age 5.
  • At age 8, she broke both legs when she was struck by a car.
  • She attended Central Methodist College, Fayette, MO.
  • Her father, mother, brother and two sisters performed on her 2005 CD Real Fine Place.
  • Her ex-husband, Craig Schelske, ran for U.S. Congress in 2002.

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