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This Date in Country Music History – April 5th

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Zach Top released his album Cold Beer & Country Music
2023 – Elle King made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2022 – Dierks Bentley, Bobby Bare, Connie Smith and Keb’ Mo’ are inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville
2021 – Joe Nichols announced that he signed with the Quartz Hill label
2019 – Reba McEntire released her album Stronger Than the Truth
2019 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Re-Dunn
2017 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2017 as Don Schlitz, Jerry Reed, and Alan Jackson
2011 – Craig Campbell released his self-titled debut album
2010 – Blake Shelton released his single “All About Tonight”
2008 – Kid Rock released his single “All Summer Long”
2003 – Darryl Worley topped the charts for the first of 7 weeks with “Have You Forgotten?”
1997 – Trace Adkins scored his first career #1 hit with “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”
1994 – Country Weekly made it’s debut on newsstands

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admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:47:52 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Luke Combs released his album Gettin’ Old
2021 – Connie Smith’s “Once A Day” was announced as a new addition to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry
2020 – Maren Morris gave birth to a son
2018 – Maren Morris married Ryan Hurd
2017 – RaeLynn released her debut album Wildhorse, prompting the city of Houston to declare it RaeLynn Day
2016 – Kenny Chesney released his single “Noise”
2014 – Luke Bryan released his single “Play It Again”
2009 – Martina McBride released her album Shine
2009 – Eric Church released his album Carolina
2008 – Luke Bryan released his single “Country Man”
2007 – Kenny Chesney topped the charts with “Beer In Mexico”
1996 – Brooks & Dunn released their single “My Maria”
1984 – Alabama topped the charts with “Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)”
1979 – Anne Murray topped the charts with “I Just Fall In Love Again”

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admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:56:28 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2018 – Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West and Johnny Gimble were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2017 – Shania Twain scored a #1 album with Now
2014 – Little Big Town released their album Pain Killer
2014 – Reba McEntire became the first artist to sign with NASH Icons
2012 – Garth Brooks & Connie Smith were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2003 – Mark Wills released his album And The Crowd Goes Wild
1997 – Trace Adkins released his album Big Time

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admin — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:40:22 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Kris Kristofferson passed away in Hawaii
2021 – Mandy Barnett was invited by Connie Smith to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2021 – Alan Jackson announced that 10 years ago he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder, a degenerative nerve disease
2020 – Carly Pearce release her song “Next Girl”
2020 – Keith Urban released his duet “One Too Many” with P!nk
2020 – Clay Walker released his single “Need a Bar Sometimes”
2019 – busbee, a popular producer/songwriter, died of brain cancer
2013 – Keith Urban’s album Fuse topped the Billboard Country Albums chart
2010 – Trace Adkins invites Blake Shelton to join the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Cross Canadian Ragweed made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2004 – Rascal Flatts released their album Feels Like Today
2002 – Diamond Rio scored a #1 hit with “Beautiful Mess”
1998 – Sara Evans released her single “No Place That Far”
1993 – George Strait released his album Easy Come, Easy Go
1992 – John Michael Montgomery‘s debut album Life’s a Dance was released
1985 – Ronnie Milsap topped the charts with “Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still Of The Night)”
1984 – George Strait released his album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
1974 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “I’m a Ramblin’ Man”
1968 – Jeannie C. Riley topped the charts with “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
1956 – Elvis Presley released his hit “Love Me Tender”

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admin — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:28:20 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

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