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

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• 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

Today’s New Albums

• Billy Joe Shaver – One Night at Luckenbach Texas
• Brooke Eden – Outlaw Love (EP)
• Chase Matthew – Come Get Your Memory
• Kimberly Perry – Bloom (EP)
• Lauren Alaina – Unlocked
• Noah Thompson – Middle of God Knows Where (EP)
• Sharon, Lois & Bram – A Little Bit Country

Today’s New Singles

• Broken Leg – Will Breman
• Crazy – Jeremy Phillips
• Dive Bars & Broken Hearts – Michael Ray
• Grandpa’s Farm – Sharon, Lois, & Bram
• I Need Weed – Dean Paul Willeford
• I’m Falling In – Steve Anthony
• Love on the Rocks – Seth Alexander
• Move On – Landon Heights
• Product Of – Lewis Brice w/ Lee Brice
• Southern On – Zebb Rogers
• Straight Up Country Crazy – Brei Carter
• Sweet 16 – Uncle Kracker
• Tennessee’s Waiting – King Calaway
• Texas – Jessie Murph w/ Maren Morris
• Thicc as Thieves – Lauren Alaina & Lainey Wilson
• The Good Guy – Sabrina Ponte
• West Coast Eyes – Robert Jon & The Wreck
• What I Thank (When I Drank) – Craig Campbell
• Whiskey Does – Jon Langston
• You – Alyssa Scott
• You Think You Know Somebody – Tiffany Woys

Today’s New Albums

• Craig Campbell – The Lost Files:  Exhibit A
• Izzy Miller – Izzy Miller Sings ‘Extra Bacon’ and Other Chart-Topping Hits
• Jaimee Harris – Boomerang Town
• Jesse Jennings – The Last Dance
• Jordan Davis – Bluebird Days
• Matt Jordan – The Gamble (Deluxe)
• Nate Smith – Nate Smith

Today’s New Singles

• Baby I Might – Jeremy Peyton
• Bettin’ On Us – The Pretty Wild
• Bye – Michelle Kay
• Cabin on a Hill – Lance Roark
• Death Before Pop Country – Carly Nash
• Dig – Ian Munsick
• Do What You Gotta Do – Landon Heights
• Don’t Stay Gone Too Long – Kylie Morgan
• For What It’s Worth – Breland & Alana Springsteen
• George Jones – Travis Feutz
• Giving Up On That – Dalton Dover
• Good Years – Kailey Nicole
• Grit – Alexis Wilkins
• Honky Tonk Ways – Dusty Moats
• I’ll Try Texas – Johnny Woods
• If You Were My Girl – Austin Tolliver
• Last Damn That I Gave – John Eason
• Looking at the Numbers – Trey Rose
• Love’s Got a Way Of Letting You Down – Sam Ferrara
• My Everything (Hannah’s Song) – Bubba Westly
• Neon Hallelujah – J.D. Shelburne
• One Horse Town – Charlie Starr & Michael Cleveland
• Or, You Could Be a Pirate – Mark Allan Atwood
• Rodeo Money – Mikayla Lane
• Rust – Alex Engelhardt
• The First and Last Time (Live at the Texas Music Cafe) – Billy Joe Shaver & Eddy Shaver
• This Town – Bryce Dicus
• Wine, Beer, and Whiskey – Cannon Brand
• You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Lainey Wilson

Artist Name: Aaron Tanner
Hometown: Denton, GA

What project(s) are you currently working on?

I am currently working on a 5 song EP entitled “Stranger With a Song” that should be out very soon.

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

I was born into a musical family, so I always sang, but I didn’t really consider it seriously until I learned to play the guitar when I was about 12. It hit me like a freight train. I knew that was what I wanted to do forever.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

 Well, right now I still have a “day job”. I am a mentor at Paul Anderson Youth Home. It is a Christ-centered home for troubled teenage boys. Many of them come from backgrounds of addiction, legal trouble, amd behavioral issues, and we teach them about Jesus, hard work, and a better way of living.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

 Other than playing music I love lifting weights. I hate dieting, but I love lifting weights.

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

 My wife says it’s her. Haha!

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

 I’m really not much of a sports fan other than rodeo and UFC, but if they are playing I do always pull for the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Bulldogs, because that’s what real Georgians do. Haha!

What is the last movie that you watched?

 I think it was Captain America: Civil War.

What is the last album you listened to?

 “Full Circle” by Loretta Lynn

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

 That’s a hard choice, but it would probably a Randy Travis album or an Alison Krauss and Union Station album.

What is the greatest country song of all time?

 Once again, that’s a very hard question. There are so many, but off the top of my head “No Stranger to the Rain” (by Keith Whitley) is hard to beat.

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

 It may be cliché, but I love Nashville. There’s just so much history there. There’s nothing like walking in the footsteps of the legends.

What is your favorite meal?

 It depends on what I’m in the mood for, but you can’t go wrong with a ribeye. Sides are optional.

Who is your dream duet partner?

 Alison Krauss

Who would you like to go on tour with?

 George Strait

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

One of my dreams has always been to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry. That’s pretty high on the list. I would also like to stand the test of time. There are so many artists that come and they are really hot for a while. Then they fade into memory. I don’t want to be one of those that people say, “Hey! I wonder what ever happen to him? He was big back in the day.” I want to leave a legacy. And if I had to pick what I would like to be remembered for I’d probably have to say songwriting. I would love to be remembered in the ranks with the likes of Billy Joe Shaver and Kris Kristofferson. Those guys were never really what you would call major artists, but their songwriting made them Legends.

Ashton Shepherd

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

• Ashton Shepherd
• Billy Joe Shaver (d)
• Dan Smyers (Dan + Shay)
• Emily Strayer (The Chicks)