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admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:07:32 +0000

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Jason Aldean released his song “Try That in a Small Town”
2017 – Rascal Flatts released their album Back to Us
2015 – Kelsea Ballerini released her debut album The First Time
2015 – Luke Bryan released his single “Kick the Dust Up”
2014 – Brantley Gilbert released his album Just As I Am
2013 – Trace Adkins won Celebrity Apprentice
2012 – Thomas Rhett made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2007 – Sugarland topped the charts with their single “Settlin'”
1992 – Billy Ray Cyrus‘ debut album Some Gave All is released
1979 – The Bellamy Brothers hit #1 with their single “If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me”
1973 – A 14 year-old Tanya Tucker scores a #1 hit with “What’s Your Mama’s Name”
1962 – George Jones hits #1 with “She Thinks I Still Care”

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admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:50:03 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Ashley McBryde released her single “Light On in the Kitchen”
2021 – Thomas Rhett scored a #1 single with “What’s Your Country Song”
2020 – Joe Diffie announced that he had contracted COVID-19, which would take his life in the coming days
2020 – Ingrid Andress released her album Lady Like
2020 – Wade Bowen & Randy Rogers released their Texas Country hit “Hold My Beer”
2018 – The 2018 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees were announced: Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West, and Johnny Gimble
2018 – Lee Brice’s single “A Woman Like You” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “The Weekend” was certified Platinum
2007 – Tim McGraw released his album Let It Go
1999 – Kenny Chesney topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “How Forever Feels”
1971 – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn topped the charts with “After The Fire Is Gone”
1965 – Roger Miller topped the charts with “King of the Road”

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admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:43:42 +0000

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Drew Womack, formerly of Sons of the Desert, was announced as the new lead singer of Lonestar
2019 – Luke Bryan’s singles “Light it Up” and “Most People Are Good” were certified Platinum. His single “Drunk On You” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2019 – Kelsea Ballerini was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Little Big Town
2016 – Joey + Rory topped the Billboard Country Album chart with their gospel project Hymns That Are Important To Us
2014 – Cassadee Pope’s single “Wasting All These Tears” was certified platinum
2014 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” was certified platinum
2013 – Ashley Monroe released her album Like a Rose
2012 – The Band Perry released their single “Postcard From Paris”
2011 – Edens Edge made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the movie “Walk the Line”
2005 – Pat Green made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1986 – Steve Earle released his album Guitar Town
1963 – Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins were among those that died in a plane crash in Camden, TN

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admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:09:21 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Russell Dickerson released his song “Happen to Me” digitally
2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
2023 – Jordan Davis released his song “Next Thing You Know”
2020 – Taylor Dye (of Maddie & Tae) married Josh Kerr
2020 – Tim McGraw signed with The Big Machine Label Group
2020 – Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay) and his wife welcomed a son
2017 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “One Hell of an Amen” was certified Platinum
2017 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Die a Happy Man” was certified Triple Platinum
2015 – A Thousand Horses made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2015 – Sam Hunt topped the Billboard Country chart for the first of 11 weeks with “Take Your Time”
2004 – Toby Keith topped the charts with “American Soldier”
2000 – Chad Brock released his single “Yes!”
2000 – Rascal Flatts released their debut single “Prayin’ For Daylight”
1995 – Mark Chesnutt released his single “Gonna Get a Life”
1976 – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson topped the charts with “Good Hearted Woman”

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admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:29:07 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single with “Last Night”
2017 – Brantley Gilbert scored a #1 album with The Devil Don’t Sleep
2015 – Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock were announced as the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
2014 – Cole Swindell released his self-titled debut album
1995 – Collin Raye scored a #1 hit with “My Kind of Girl”

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