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”

HCM Content

• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – November 19th, 2024
• 2021 – Today’s New Music – November 19th, 2021
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – November 19th, 2021
• Today’s Birthdays – November 19th

Country Music News and Videos

• Lineup Announced for Annapolis Songwriters Festival
• Jon Pardi and Wife Welcome 2nd Child
• SEC Network Refreshes SEC Nation Theme Song with Brooke Eden
• Morgan Wallen Announces 2nd Knoxville Show
• Music Video:  “Hot Rod Pipe Dream” by Ashley Monroe

This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Aaron Lewis scored a #1 single on Billboard’s Singles Chart with “Am I The Only One”
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – July 17th, 2020
• 2020 – The Chicks released their album Gaslighter
• 2019 – Maren Morris‘ album Hero was certified Platinum
• 2019 – Jimmie Allen‘s single “Best Shot” was certified Platinum
• 2017 – Luke Bryan‘s album Kill the Lights was certified Double Platinum
• 2015 – Home Free made their Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2015 – Country Music Videos – Friday, July 17th, 2015
• 2015 – HCM Daily Country Music News Update – Friday, July 17th, 2015
• 2012 – Brantley Gilbert made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2006 – Kellie Pickler signed her first recording contract with BNA Records
• 2004 – Tim McGraw topped the charts for the first of 7 weeks with his smash “Live Like You Were Dying”
• 1999 – Lonestar began an 8-week run atop the charts with their smash “Amazed”
• 1993 – Alan Jackson began a 4-week run atop the charts with “Chattahoochee”
• 1989 – George Strait released his single “Ace In The Hole”

Today’s Birthdays

• Craig Morgan
• Luke Bryan

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• Easier in Time – Kate Dineen & Brian Colhoun
• Hole in My Pocket – Tay Bronson
• If Whiskey Was a Friend – Omer Netzer
• If You Remember the 1990’s – Greg Pratt
• Last Rose of Summer – Mike Schikora
• Me and My House – Brantley Gilbert w/ Struggle Jennings & Demun Jones

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Jason Aldean – 7/17/11 – Kiss Country Undercover Concert at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood

This Week’s Notable Events

• Country Thunder Wisconsin – Twin Lakes, WI – Jul 18, 2024
• Rock the South – Cullman, AL – Jul 18, 2024
• Country Thunder Wisconsin – Twin Lakes, WI – Jul 19, 2024
• Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI – Jul 19, 2024
• Rock the South – Cullman, AL – Jul 19, 2024
• Country Thunder Wisconsin – Twin Lakes, WI – Jul 20, 2024
• Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI – Jul 20, 2024
• Rock the South – Cullman, AL – Jul 20, 2024
• Country Thunder Wisconsin – Twin Lakes, WI – Jul 21, 2024
• Faster Horses Festival – Brooklyn, MI – Jul 21, 2024

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Country Music News and Videos

• Lyric Video:  “Sorry Now” by Sara Evans
• Brooke Eden and Wife Hilary Hoover Expecting First Baby
• George Strait Announces New Album, New Single
• Interview with John Veaudry
• Lyric Video:  “Wranglers” by Miranda Lambert
• Music Video:  “Risen Road” by Ashley Monroe
• Music Video:  “Psycho” by Hardy
• Lyric Video:  “The Years Will Not Be Kind” by The Mavericks

This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – May 17th, 2023
• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – May 17th, 2022
• 2022 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the class of 2022:  Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley and record executive Joe Galante
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – May 17th, 2021
• 2021 – Today’s New Music – May 17th, 2021
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – May 17th, 2020
• 2019 – Lady Antebellum released their single “What If I Never Get Over You”
• 2016 – Guy Clark passed away at the age of 74
• 2012 – Taylor Swift donated $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame to fund an education center
• 2005 – Bobby Pinson‘s Man Like Me album is released
• 2005 – Toby Keith‘s Honkytonk University album is released
• 2005 – Cowboy Troy released his debut album Loco Motive
• 2001 – The new Country Music Hall of Fame opened in Nashville
• 1997 – Tammy Wynette made her final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
• 1994 – Kenny Chesney‘s debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, is released

Today’s Birthdays

• None Today

Today’s New Albums

• Bellowing Bear – Bellowing Bear (EP)
• Ben Kadlecek – The Heartbreak Sessions (EP)
• Judy Paster – Road to the Sun
• Laci Kaye Booth – The Loneliest Girl in the World
• The Dryes – Dear Heart (EP)
• Zack McGinn – Cowboy Moon

Today’s New Singles

• #croptopnroll – The Waverley Pickers
• Anchor – Ashley Puckett
• Bad Boy – Huntergirl
• Bronco Redahan – Tell Me Tell Me
• Darkest of the Night – Kenneth Waters
• Hopalong – KC Cameron
• Imposter – Alice Wallace
• Lean on Each Other – Chad Miller & The Good Fortune
• MIA in MIA – George Strait
• Move Away – Brandon Poletti
• Pain and Sorrow – Matt Castillo
• Refugee – Wynonna w/ Lainey Wilson
• Same Dirt – Blane Howard
• Snapshot – Blanco Brown
• Somebody’s Gotta Do It – Paige King Johnson
• Sorry Now – Sara Evans
• Sound of a Heartbreak – Mackenzie Carpenter
• Sweet Dreams – Koe Wetzel
• The Least You Could Do – Kayla Ray
• The Lucky One – Jeff Lake
• You Got Me – Craig Cook & The Marauders

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Sonia Leigh – 5/17/12 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Ty Stone – 5/17/12 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Uncle Kracker – 5/17/12 – Round Up in Davie,FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Eric Church – Nashville, TN – May 17, 2024
• Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – May 17, 2024 – 8:00 pm
• Troubadour Festival – College Station, TX – May 18, 2024
• Shania Twain – Las Vegas, NV – May 18, 2024 – 8:00 pm

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• HCM Twitter Feed
• Special Offers

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