This Date in Country Music History

• 2020 – “I Swear” songwriter Gary Baker was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame
• 2014 – Luke Bryan topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “Drink a Beer”
• 2005 – Kenny Chesney released his album Be As You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair)
• 2005 – Blaine Larsen released his debut album Off To Join The World
• 2005 – LeAnn Rimes released her album This Woman
• 1999 – Terri Clark released her single “Everytime I Cry”
• 1994 – John Michael Montgomery released his album Kickin’ It Up
• 1993 – Garth Brooks released his single “Learning to Live Again”
• 1992 – Emmylou Harris became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
• 1992 – Tracy Lawrence scored his first career #1 hit with “Sticks and Stones”

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• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – January 25th, 2024
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• 2022 – HCM Daily News – January 25th, 2022

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Alan Jackson – 1/25/09 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• Brad Paisley – 1/25/15 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• Eli Young Band – 1/25/12 – South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach, FL
• Jason Aldean – 1/25/09 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• Jerrod Niemann – 1/25/15 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff – Pembroke Pines, FL
• Jessica Simpson – 1/25/09 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• Little Big Town – 1/25/09 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• The Band Perry – 1/25/15 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• The Cadillac Three – 1/25/15 – Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL
• The Swon Brothers – 1/25/15 Kiss Country Chili Cookoff in Pembroke Pines, FL

This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Lauren Alaina was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry by her idol Trisha Yearwood
• 2020 – Maren Morris cancelled her entire 2021 tour due to Covid-19
• 2012 – Cassadee Pope won NBC’s The Voice while being coached by Blake Shelton
• 2008 – Former country star Jeff Carson graduated from the Tennessee State Police Academy
• 2004 – Blaine Larsen made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2004 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Back When”
• 1993 – Faith Hill made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1980 – The David Frizzell & Shelly West duet “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” was released

HCM Content

• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – December 18th, 2024
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• Interview with Cody Purvis
• Interview with Ken Francis Wenzel
• Song of the Day:  “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)” by Hank Williams Jr.
• Thomas Rhett’s Fathers Day Sale – 20% Off
• Suzy Bogguss Launches “Suzy’s Inner Circle”

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Lyric Video:  “How They Remember You” by Rascal Flatts
• Lyric Video:  “Uncommon Man” by Dallas Remington
• Video:  “Lightning” by Tyra Madison
• Deana Carter’s TGIF-isode #178
• Live Video: “Wagon Wheel” by 33 Years
• Bobby Bones Interviews Zac Brown
• Music Video:  “We Are The Cowboys” by Willie Nelson
• Video:  “The World Goes On” by Jamie O’Neal
• Video:  “The Cannonball Run Opening” by Ray Stevens
• Home Free’s “Home Away From Home” Episode 18, Part 2
• Audio:  “Do Something Good” by Darryl Worley
• Cover Video: Dustin Lynch’s “Momma’s House” by Diamond Dixie
• Dustin Lynch’s Vlog #31
• Wade Bowen’s “Wade’s World” with Jamie Lin Wilson
• Video:  “A Change is Gonna Come” by The Mavericks

This Date in Country Music History

• 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”

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Doug Stone
• Lester Flatt (d)

Today’s New Albums (See All Album Release Dates)

• Darlin’ Brando – Also Too…
• Clint Black – Out of Sane
• Gabby Barrett – Goldmine
• Monte Warden – Monte Warden & The Dangerous Few
• Tarryn Aimee – It Came To Me (EP)
• Shantell Ogden – Song Sampler vol. 1 & 2
• Julian Taylor – The Ridge
• Bob Karwin – The Miles Between
• The National Parks – Wildflower
• Jake Loban – Saloon Sessions

Today’s New Singles (See All Single Release Dates)

• Whisper My Name – Aaron Watson
• As Lovers Should – Christy P. Klotz
• Last Name – Rayne Johnson
• Fishin’ in the Dark – Erin Enderlin
• Shake the Dust – The Highway Women
• Can I Call You Then – Emma White
• Luck of My Own – Steven Metz
• You’re a 9 – Vonn Kiss & The Dark Horses
• If I Die Tomorrow – Jim’s Not Dead
• Meet in the Middle – Stoney LaRue & Tanya Tucker
• When She Gets A Hold Of You – Paul Bogart
• That’s My Dad – Steven Curtis Chapman
• Alive – Matt Jordan

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• Blaine Larsen – 6/19/10 – WIRK Fishing Tournament in Jupiter, FL
• Ryan Broshear – 6/19/14 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Scotty McCreery – 6/19/12 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Stephanie Heymann – 6/19/14 – Round Up in Davie, FL

Contests

• Win a Grill Set from Colt Ford – ends 6/28/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)

Blaine Larsen

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

• Blaine Larsen
• Howard Bellamy (Bellamy Brothers)