Hometown Country Music

Welcome!

Posted by admin at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024

Sep 112024

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 – March 17th

Posted by admin at 12:05 am on March 17, 2026

Mar 172026

Randy Travis

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Kane Brown’s single “Homesick” was certified Platinum, his album Experiment was certified Platinum, and his album Kane Brown was certified Double Platinum
2017 – Michael Tyler made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – Country Music Hall of Famer Ferlin Husky passed away in Tennessee
2008 – Tim McGraw released his single “Kristofferson”
1990 – Randy Travis topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart”
1956 – Elvis Presley topped the charts with “Heartbreak Hotel”

HCM Content

2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – March 17th, 2023
2023 – Today’s New Music – March 17th, 2023
2022 – HCM Daily News – March 17th, 2022
2020 – HCM Daily News – March 17th, 2020
2015 – This Week’s New Music – March 17th, 2015
Today’s Birthdays – March 17th

Today’s Photo Flashback

This Date in Country Music History – March 16th

Posted by admin at 7:49 am on March 16, 2026

Mar 162026

: Garth Brooks

: Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Ray Stevens kicked off his final season at CabaRay Showroom
2021 – Clint Black launched Cowboy Coffee
2020 – Niko Moon released his single “Good Time”
2018 – Scotty McCreery released his album Seasons Change
2002 – Tim McGraw topped the charts with “The Cowboy In Me”
1998 – Garth Brooks released his single “Two Pina Coladas”
1996 – Garth Brooks topped the charts with “The Beaches of Cheyenne”

HCM Content

2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – March 16th, 2023
2022 – HCM Daily News – March 16th, 2022
2021 – Today’s New Music – March 16th, 2021
2020 – HCM Daily News – March 16th, 2020
2015 – Top 5 Country Songs of the Week – March 16th, 2015
2015 – Top 5 Country Albums of the Week – March 16th, 2015
2015 – Top 5 Most Added Singles at Radio This Week – March 16th, 2015
Today’s Birthdays – March 16th

Today’s Photo Flashback

Sara Evans – 3/16/17 – Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts in Coral Springs, FL

This Date in Country Music History – March 14th

Posted by admin at 6:15 am on March 14, 2026

Mar 142026

: Merle Haggard

: John Anderson

: Brad Paisley

: Shania Twain

: Toby Keith

: Luke Bryan

: Diamond Rio

: Jo Dee Messina

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Jimmie Allen released his single “Down Home”
2021 – MLB’s Texas Rangers re-name their spring training baseball park in Surprise, AZ as Charley Pride Field
2020 – Maren Morris scored a #1 single with “The Bones”
2013 – Longtime Grand Ole Opry legend Jack Greene passed away
2011 – Luke Bryan released his single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)”
2011 – Brad Paisley released his single “Old Alabama”
2000 – Shania Twain‘s album Come On Over became the highest selling country album of all time, passing 17 million copies sold
1998 – Jo Dee Messina made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1998 – Diamond Rio was invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry
1995 – Toby Keith released his single “You Ain’t Much Fun”
1992 – John Anderson scored a #1 hit with “Straight Tequila Night”
1970 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with “Fightin’ Side of Me”

HCM Content

2025 – HCM Weekly Country Music News – March 14th, 2025
2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – March 14th, 2024
2022 – HCM Daily News – March 14th, 2022
2020 – HCM Daily News – March 14th, 2020
Today’s Birthdays – March 14th

This Date in Country Music History – March 13th

Posted by admin at 6:16 am on March 13, 2026

Mar 132026

: Taylor Swift

: Justin Moore

: Trisha Yearwood

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Niko Moon scored a Billboard Country #1 single with “Good Time”
2020 – Former Gloriana band member Rachel Reinert released her debut solo album Into the Blue
2018 – The Band Perry’s single “If I Die Young” was certified 7x platinum
2015 – Aaron Watson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – Taylor Swift released her single “Mean”
2009 – Justin Moore made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2001 – Tricky Pony released their self-titled debut album
1999 – Trisha Yearwood became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1999 – The Dixie Chicks topped the charts with “You Were Mine”