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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Walker Hayes released his single “AA”
2021 – Morgan Wallen’s double album Dangerous was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Blanco Brown made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2018 – Jon Pardi’s album California Sunrise was certified platinum
2017 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Mel Tillis passed away at the age of 85
2016 – Brooke Eden made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – Keith Urban scored a #1 hit with “Blue Ain’t Your Color” for the first of 16 weeks on the Billboard charts
2012 – Dustin Lynch released his single “She Cranks My Tractor”
2011 – The Marshall Tucker Band made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2007 – Martina McBride surprised Charlie Daniels with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry
2002 – Shania Twain released her album Up!
1994 – Mary Chapin Carpenter scored a #1 hit with “Shut Up And Kiss Me”

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2022 – Loretta Lynn passed away at her home in Hurricane Mills, TN
2021 – Parmalee released their single “Take My Name”
2021 – Morgan Wade released her single “Wilder Days”
2019 – Brantley Gilbert released his album Fire & Brimstone
2019 – The single “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber was released
2019 – Blanco Brown’s single “The Git Up” was certified Platinum
2012 – Michael Ray, under the guidance of John Rich, wins the CW show The Next
2011 – Scotty McCreery released his debut album Clear as Day
2011 – Rodney Atkins released his album Take a Back Road
2005 – Sara Evans released her album Real Fine Place
2000 – Charley Pride and Faron Young are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1995 – Roger Miller was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1991 – Diamond Rio made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1975 – Willie Nelson scored his first career #1 hit with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

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2024 – Post Malone cross-over proved successful as he scored a #1 Billboard Country Album with F-1 Trillion
2023 – Zac Brown married model Kelly Yazdi
2020 – Blanco Brown was badly injured in a motorcycle accident
2020 – Bri Bagwell released her single “As Soon As You”
2020 – Casey Donahew released his single “Bad Guy”
2018 – Chris Janson’s single “Buy Me a Boat” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Dan + Shay’s single “Nothin’ Like You” was certified Platinum
2017 – Lee Brice’s album Hard 2 Love was certified Platinum
2016 – Eric Church’s album Chief was certified Triple Platinum for sales of 3 million, and his album Carolina was certified Platinum
1993 – Garth Brooks released his In Pieces album
1974 – George Jones topped the charts with his single “The Grand Tour”
1968 – Jeannie C. Riley made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1968 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with his classic tune “Mama Tried”

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Toby Keith, Rhett Akins, Amy Grant, Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherill were named as the Class of 2021 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
2019 – Blanco Brown scored a #1 Billboard Country single with “The Git Up”
2018 – Chris Lane released his album Laps Around the Sun
2017 – Kid Rock signed a recording deal with Broken Bow Records
2015 – Thomas Rhett’s single “It Goes Like This” was certified Double Platinum
2014 – David Nail was named co-MVP of the MLB Celebrity Softball Game after hitting 2 HR’s
2012 – Billy Currington’s single “Good Directions” was certified Platinum
2010 – Jerrod Niemann released his debut album Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury
2009 – Uncle Kracker released his single “Smile”
2004 – Jimmy Buffett released his License to Chill album featuring duets with many country stars
2002 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)”
1996 – Shania Twain scored a #1 hit with “No One Needs To Know”
1993 – Clint Black released his album No Time To Kill

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