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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Thomas Rhett scored a #1 album with Center Point Road
2016 – Drew Baldridge made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2010 – Kellie Pickler gets engaged as her future song-writing husband Kyle Jacobs proposed to her
2009 – Jake Owen released his single “Eight Second Ride”
2006 – Chris Young made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2004 – Josh Gracin‘s self-titled debut album and debut single “Nothin’ To Lose” were released
2001 – Jamie O’Neal made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1993 – Jeff Foxworthy released his album You Might Be a Redneck If…
1991 – Joe Diffie scored a #1 hit with “If The Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)”
1985 – Ricky Skaggs scored a #1 hit with “Country Boy”
1969 – Hee Haw made it’s prime time debut on CBS
1963 – Buck Owens hits #1 with his single “Act Naturally”

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This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Tony Brown, June Carter Cash, & Kenny Chesney were announced as inductees for the Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2025
2024 – Kacey Musgraves released her single “The Architect”
2024 – The Zac Brown Band released their single “Tie Up”
2022 – Maren Morris released her album Humble Quest
2020 – Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” and Eddy Arnold’s “Make The World Go Away” were added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry
2019 – Brett Young’s single “Mercy” was certified Double Platinum
2017 – Sundance Head made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – “I Saw the Light”, a movie about Hank Williams, debuted in theaters
2016 – Margo Price released her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
2015 – The Oak Ridge Boys, The Browns, and Grady Martin were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
2014 – Jerrod Niemann released his album High Noon
2014 – Chase Rice made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2013 – Tim McGraw released his duet with Taylor Swift “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Keith Urban on guitar
2009 – Dan Seals passed away in Nashville
2006 – Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens passed away in California
1989 – Reba McEntire topped the charts with “New Fool At An Old Game”

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This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History

2016 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 country album with Farm Tour…Here’s to the Farmer
2013 – Scotty McCreery released his album See You Tonight
2012 – Brantley Gilbert released his single “More Than Miles”
2002 – Faith Hill released her album Cry
1994 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind”
1988 – Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens scored a #1 hit with their duet “Streets of Bakersfield”
1973 – Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline are named the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
1973 – Charlie Rich won CMA Awards for Male Vocalist, Single, and Album of the Year
1969 – Gene Autry became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
1969 – Johnny Cash won 5 CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, and Vocal Group (w/ June Carter Cash)

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Miss Me More” was certified Platinum
2019 – Dolly Parton Day was declared in Nashville, TN
2016 – Chris Lane released his album Girl Problems
2012 – Jason Aldean headlines a stadium for the first time, selling out a show in Columbus, OH with Luke Bryan
2008 – Heidi Newfield released her debut solo album What Am I Waiting For
2008 – Jamey Johnson released his album That Lonesome Song
2008 – Keith Anderson released his album C’mon!
2005 – Dukes of Hazzard, starring Jessica Simpson and Willie Nelson, debuted in theaters
1996 – Buck Owens, Ray Price, and Patsy Montana were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
1995 – Alan Jackson topped the charts with his single “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”
1989 – Dolly Parton scored a #1 hit with “Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That”
1957 – Patsy Cline released her self-titled debut album

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