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This Date in Country Music History – June 23rd

 Posted by at 7:42 am on June 23, 2026
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Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Parker McCollum released his self-titled album Parker McCollum. It would win the 2026 ACM Award for Best Album!
  • 2022 – Sam Hunt released his song “Water Under the Bridge”
  • 2018 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 album with The Mountain
  • 2016 – Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley passed away due to skin cancer
  • 2015 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Pageant Material
  • 2015 – Canaan Smith released his debut album Bronco
  • 2009 – Montgomery Gentry officially became members of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2007 – Tracy Lawrence scored a #1 hit with “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
  • 2001 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Already There” that ended up topping the charts for 6 weeks
  • 1977 – Alabama released their debut single, “I Wanna Be With You Tonight”
  • 1956 – Ray Price scored a #1 hit with “Crazy Arms” that held the top spot for 20 weeks!
  • 1952 – Kitty Wells released her single “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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This Date in Country Music History – June 22nd

 Posted by at 6:09 am on June 22, 2026
Jun 222026
 
Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Luke Combs scored a #1 album with The Prequel
  • 2018 – Dan + Shay released their self-titled album Dan + Shay
  • 2017 – Sam Hunt’s album Montevallo was certified triple platinum
  • 2002 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Living And Living Well”
  • 1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Lonely and Gone”
  • 1999 – The Dixie Chicks released their single “Ready to Run”
  • 1998 – George Strait released his single “True”
  • 1996 – Tracy Lawrence scored what would be a 3-week #1 hit with his song “Time Marches On”
  • 1993 – Mark Chesnutt released his Almost Goodbye album
  • 1991 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 hit with “The Thunder Rolls”
  • 1974 – Waylon Jennings scored his first career #1 hit with “This Time”
  • 1951 – Hank Williams released his iconic hit “Hey Good Lookin'”
  • 1897 – The balcony of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN is completed to accommodate a Civil War Veterans Convention, earning it the name of the Confederate Gallery

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This Date in Country Music History – June 21st

 Posted by at 7:28 am on June 21, 2026
Jun 212026
 
Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – The Brantley Gilbert & Ashley Cooke duet “Over When We’re Sober” was released
  • 2019 – Aaron Watson released his album Red Bandana
  • 2014 – Grand Ole Opry star Jimmy C. Newman passed away in Tennessee
  • 2014 – Lucy Hale made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2014 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
  • 2011 – Justin Moore released his album Outlaws Like Me
  • 2010 – Miranda Lambert released her single “Only Prettier”
  • 1982 – Kenny Rogers released his single “Love Will Turn You Around”

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This Date In Country Music History – June 20th

 Posted by at 7:41 am on June 20, 2026
Jun 202026
 
Florida Georgia Line

Florida Georgia Line

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Megan Moroney released her song “Six Months Later”
  • 2025 – Brett Young released his album 2.0
  • 2025 – Lauren Watkins made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2018 – Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Roof Top Bar opened in Nashville
  • 2015 – The collaborative album, Django & Jimmie, by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, debuted at #1 on the country albums chart
  • 2014 – Kenny Chesney released his single “American Kids”
  • 2013 – Florida Georgia Line‘s single “Cruise” was certified quadruple platinum
  • 2003 – Miranda Lambert made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2000 – Billy Gilman‘s debut album One Voice was released

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This Date in Country Music History – June 19th

 Posted by at 6:40 am on June 19, 2026
Jun 192026
 
Riders in the Sky

Riders in the Sky

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Carly Pearce filed for divorce from Michael Ray
  • 2020 – Gabby Barrett released her album Goldmine
  • 2020 – Aaron Watson released his single “Whisper My Name”
  • 2018 – Cody Johnson signed a record deal with Warner Brothers
  • 2013 – Danielle Bradbery signed a record deal with Big Machine
  • 2012 – Kenny Chesney released his album Welcome to the Fishbowl
  • 2007 –Brad Paisley released his album 5th Gear
  • 2006 – Taylor Swift released her single “Tim McGraw“
  • 1999 – George Strait‘s “Write This Down” became the #1 song in Country Music
  • 1982 – Riders in the Sky joined the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1982 – Conway Twitty hits #1 with “Slow Hand”
  • 1971 – Jerry Reed scored a #1 hit with “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot”

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