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2022 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
2022 – Kane Brown released his song “Like I Love Country Music”
2016 – Cole Swindell released his album You Should Be Here
2016 – Keith Urban released his album Ripcord
2014 – Hunter Hayes released his album Storyline
2013 – The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban premieres
2013 – The video for “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and the Pistol Annies premieres
2013 – The video for “Point At You” by Justin Moore premieres
2006 – Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles hold the #1 song in Country Music with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
1996 – George Jones‘ autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All was released
1985 – Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Roll On) at the ACM Awards
1985 – George Strait‘s single “The Fireman” was released
1982 – Alabama‘s single “Take Me Down” was released

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2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Speechless” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Tequila” was certified Triple Platinum
2019 – Cole Swindell’s single “Break Up in the End” was certified Platinum
2019 – Cole Swindell’s single “Chillin’ It” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Brett Eldredge’s single “The Long Way” was certified Platinum
2013 – George Jones passed away in Nashville
2010 – The JaneDear Girls released their single “Wildflower”
2005 – Jo Dee Messina released her album Delicious Surprise
1999 – Jo Dee Messina released her single “Lesson in Leavin'” 19 years to the date after Dottie West topped the charts with the song
1997 – George Strait topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “One Night At A Time”
1994 – Pam Tillis released her album Sweetheart’s Dance
1994 – Reba McEntire released her album Read My Mind
1994 – Randy Travis released his album This Is Me
1993 – Garth Brooks released his single “That Summer”
1980 – Dottie West topped the charts with “A Lesson in Leavin'”

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2025 – Luke Combs performs at the Grand Opening of his Category 10 venue in Nashville, formerly the Wildhorse Saloon
2024 – Cole Swindell released his single “Forever to Me”
2024 – Morgan Wallen and Ernest released their duet “Cowgirls”
2017 – RaeLynn scored a #1 album with Wildhorse
2016 – Sturgill Simpson released his album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
2013 – Carrie Underwood released her single “See You Again“
2008 – Lady Antebellum released their self-titled debut album
2003 – Darryl Worley released his album Have You Forgotten?
2003 – Jessica Andrews released her album Now
1997 – Sawyer Brown released their album Six Days on the Road

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Luke Bryan released his single “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”
2022 – Kelsea Ballerini released her song “Heartfirst”
2022 – Cole Swindell released his album Stereotype
2014 – Ronnie Dunn released his album Peace Love and Country Music
2008 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Last Name”
2006 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “What Hurts The Most”
2005 – Keith Anderson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – Clay Davidson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Alabama released their album Dancin’ on the Boulevard
1997 – Clay Walker released his album Rumor Has It
1989 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with “I’m No Stranger to the Rain”

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