Welcome!

 Posted by at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024
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Thank you for visiting Hometown Country Music!

Our unique website and social media accounts are focused on two goals:

  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
  • Providing hometown artists a platform to get some national exposure alongside today’s stars and legends

We hope you find this to be your #1 destination for all things Country Music, worthy of bookmarking and visiting often.  Please explore our menus to see all that we have to offer and give us a follow on Facebook and Twitter/X.  We are adding and updating content daily!

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This Date in Country Music History – February 18th

 Posted by at 6:29 am on February 18, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single with “Last Night”
  • 2017 – Brantley Gilbert scored a #1 album with The Devil Don’t Sleep
  • 2015 – Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock were announced as the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • 2014 – Cole Swindell released his self-titled debut album
  • 1995 – Collin Raye scored a #1 hit with “My Kind of Girl”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 17th

 Posted by at 6:14 am on February 17, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Bryan White, Ricochet and songwriter Verlon Thompson were inducted as members of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
  • 2023 –  Songwriter/Producer Kyle Jacobs, the husband of Kellie Pickler, committed suicide
  • 2023 – Jordan Davis released his album Bluebird Days
  • 2021 – Ray Fulcher signed a record deal with Black River
  • 2001 – Brad Paisley became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2001 – Jamie O’Neal topped the charts with “There Is No Arizona”
  • 1998 – David Kersh released his album If I Never Stop Loving You
  • 1996 – Joe Diffie topped the charts with “Bigger Than The Beatles”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 16th

 Posted by at 7:52 am on February 16, 2026
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Miranda Lambert

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Mitchell Tenpenny made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2010 – Alan Jackson’s album Good Time was certified platinum
  • 2010 – Miranda Lambert’s album Revolution was certified gold
  • 1973 – Tanya Tucker released her single “What’s Your Mama’s Name”

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Dierks Bentley Announces “Off the Map” Tour

 Posted by at 5:11 pm on February 13, 2026
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Multi-platinum entertainer Dierks Bentley announces his OFF THE MAP TOUR today, with a limited run of amphitheaters through June and July. Following stadium dates with Luke Combs this spring, Bentley will continue to bring his “anthemic energy” (Country Central) and “top-flight musicianship” (Billboard) on the road this summer with the legendary Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder and Kaitlin Butts, along with up-and-comers Cole Goodwin, Owen Riegling and the Mountain Grass Unit on select dates. Tickets go on sale next Friday, February 20 at 10 a.m. local time at Dierks.com.

“‘Off The Map’ is a song about going to that place where you take a break from it for a little bit, whether it’s a bar stool sipping something cold, or a back porch down a back road. I like to think that our shows are a place where our fans can go off the map for a few hours, and recharge the batteries,” Bentley says. “The band and I are so excited about sharing the road with the one and only Ricky Skaggs, as well as with the other guys and girls on the shows with us this summer. They were all hand picked, as I am big fans of theirs. Can’t wait to get out there and watch their shows before we get to go out and do our thing. Going to be some great on-stage collaborations this summer.”

OFF THE MAP TOUR Dates:
6/12 – Rogers, AR < ~
6/13 – Kansas City, MO < ~
6/25 – Bonner, MT ! #
6/26 – Airway Heights, WA * #
7/2 – Colorado Springs, CO < #
7/9 – Gilford, NH < *
7/10 – Bridgeport, CT < *
7/11 – Canandaigua, NY < *
7/16 – Wilmington, NC < #
7/17 – Charleston, SC < #
7/18 – St. Augustine, FL < #

< Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
* Kaitlin Butts
# Cole Goodwin
~ Owen Riegling
! Mountain Grass Unit

This Date in Country Music History – February 13th

 Posted by at 6:45 am on February 13, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Jelly Roll released his song “Need a Favor”
  • 2022 – Mickey Guyton sang the National Anthem before the Super Bowl
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan released his single “Drunk On You”
  • 2011 – Lady Antebellum took home 5 Grammys for their hit “Need You Now”
  • 2005 –Tim McGraw‘s “Live Like You Were Dying” scored 2 Grammys
  • 2002 – Waylon Jennings passed away after losing his fight with diabetes
  • 1989 – Alabama released their single “If I Had You”
  • 1988 – Rosanne Cash topped the charts with a remake of her father’s hit “Tennessee Flat Top Box”
  • 1971 – Sammi Smith scored a #1 hit with “Help Me Make It Through The Night”

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