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This Date in Country Music History – May 20th

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Jack Ingram

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Randy Owen of Alabama

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2024 – The ACM Awards aired live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, TX
2021 – Songwriter Patsy Bruce passed away. She co-wrote “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
2020 – Kenny Chesney scored a #1 album with Here and Now
2009 – David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1998 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “This Kiss”
1988 – Martina McBride married her husband John
1980 – Alabama releases their future #1 hit “Tennessee River” as a single

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Alan Jackson

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2021 – Alan Jackson released his album Where Have You Gone
2020 – Hannah Mulholland announced her departure from Runaway June
2013 – George Strait released his Love Is Everything album
2013 – Keith Urban released “Little Bit of Everything” as a single to radio
2012 – Kenny Chesney released his single “Come Over”
2011 – Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert got married in Texas
2005 – Jo Dee Messina hits #1 with her single “My Give a Damn’s Busted”
1991 – Alan Jackson released his album Don’t Rock the Jukebox
1984 – Alabama won 3 ACM Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Top Vocal Group, and Album of the Year

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Randy Owen of Alabama

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2022 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
2022 – Kane Brown released his song “Like I Love Country Music”
2016 – Cole Swindell released his album You Should Be Here
2016 – Keith Urban released his album Ripcord
2014 – Hunter Hayes released his album Storyline
2013 – The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban premieres
2013 – The video for “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and the Pistol Annies premieres
2013 – The video for “Point At You” by Justin Moore premieres
2006 – Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles hold the #1 song in Country Music with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
1996 – George Jones‘ autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All was released
1985 – Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Roll On) at the ACM Awards
1985 – George Strait‘s single “The Fireman” was released
1982 – Alabama‘s single “Take Me Down” was released

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Eric Church

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2024 – Miranda Lambert released her song “Wranglers”
2021 – Justin Moore released his duet “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter
2011 – Shania Twain‘s autobiography, “From This Moment On” is released
2011 – Colt Ford‘s Every Chance I Get album is released
2010 – Historical flooding occurs in Nashville when the Cumberland River overflows. The Grand Ole Opry stage is two feet underwater, the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame is 5 feet under water, and Julie Roberts has to be rescued by boat from the 2nd floor of her home.
2010 – Sammy Kershaw announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the state of Louisiana
2006 – Ricky Van Shelton announces his retirement from Country Music
2006 – Chris Young is signed to a record label deal with RCA Records
2005 – Keith Anderson‘s debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2004 – On his 27th birthday, Eric Church is offered a record label deal with Capitol Records
1986 – Dolly Parton opens up her theme park, Dollywood
1947 – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop opens in Nashville

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