This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – Lainey Wilson released her album Bell Bottom Country
• 2022 – Bryan Martin released his song “We Ride”
• 2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis passed away at the age of 87
• 2020 – Billy Joe Shaver passed away from a stroke in Waco, TX
• 2020 – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani announced their engagement
• 2016 – Kenny Chesney released his album Cosmic Hallelujah
• 2008 – Toby Keith‘s album That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy was released
• 2008 – Joey + Rory released their debut album Life of a Song
• 2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Porter Wagoner passed away due to lung cancer
• 2007 – Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, and Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2006 – Heartland scored a #1 hit with their wedding staple “I Loved Her First”
• 1995 – David Lee Murphy scored a #1 hit with “Dust on the Bottle”
• 1991 – Tracy Lawrence released his debut album Sticks and Stones
• 1939 – Bill Monroe made his Grand Ole Opry debut

HCM Content

• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – October 28th, 2024
• 2022 – Today’s New Music – October 28th, 2022
• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – October 28th, 2022
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – October 28th, 2021
• 2014 – This Week’s New Music – October 28th, 2014
• Today’s Birthdays – October 28th

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Larry & The Gatlin Brothers – 10/28/11 – Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, FL
• Love & Theft – 10/28/09 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Luke Bryan – 10/28/09 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Rodney Atkins – 10/28/21 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL