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Brad Paisley

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Longtime Grand Ole Opry guitarist Jimmy Capps passed away
2018 – Florida Georgia Line released their single “Simple”
2000 – John Rich made his Grand Ole Opry debut as a solo artist
1999 – Lonestar released their Lonely Grill album, which featured the mega-hit “Amazed”
1999 – Brad Paisley‘s debut album, Who Needs Pictures, was released
1991 – Diamond Rio scores their first career #1 with “Meet in the Middle”
1975 – Willie Nelson‘s Red Headed Stranger album was released
1974 – Ronnie Milsap scored his first career #1 hit with the Eddie Rabbitt penned “Pure Love”
1964 – Dolly Parton moved to Nashville the day after graduating high school

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Oak Ridge Boys

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Dylan Scott released his album Easy Does It
2015 – Carly Pearce made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2009 – Comedian Steve Martin, also an accomplished banjo player, made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1995 – Tracy Byrd‘s popular line-dance song “Walking To Jerusalem” is released as a single
1992 – After 23 years, Hee Haw signed off the air for the final time
1992 – Billy Ray Cyrus scored a #1 hit with “Achy Breaky Heart”
1981 – The Oak Ridge Boys hit #1 with their single “Elvira”
1966 – Dolly Parton married her husband Carl Dean

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Merle Haggard

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Beautiful As You”
2024 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Hang Tight Honey”
2024 – The Post Malone/Morgan Wallen duet “I Had Some Help” was released
2024 – LoCash released their single “Hometown Home”
2020 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “homecoming queen?” was certified Platinum
2019 – Keith Urban released his single “We Were”
2017 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 album with Love and War
2016 – Brad Paisley released his duet with Demi Lovato titled “Without a Fight”
2014 – Dolly Parton released her album Blue Smoke
2014 – Rascal Flatts released their album Rewind
2005 – Jason Aldean made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – Kenny Rogers scored a #1 hit with “Buy Me a Rose,” marking his first #1 in 13 years and the last one of his career
1997 – Lee Ann Womack‘s self-titled debut album was released
1975 – Country Music Hall of Famer Bob Wills passed away from heart complications
1967 – Merle Haggard made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1957 – Elvis Presley hits #1 on the country charts with his hit single “All Shook Up”
1950 – Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Sisters joined the Grand Ole Opry

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Eric Church

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Miranda Lambert released her song “Wranglers”
2021 – Justin Moore released his duet “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter
2011 – Shania Twain‘s autobiography, “From This Moment On” is released
2011 – Colt Ford‘s Every Chance I Get album is released
2010 – Historical flooding occurs in Nashville when the Cumberland River overflows. The Grand Ole Opry stage is two feet underwater, the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame is 5 feet under water, and Julie Roberts has to be rescued by boat from the 2nd floor of her home.
2010 – Sammy Kershaw announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the state of Louisiana
2006 – Ricky Van Shelton announces his retirement from Country Music
2006 – Chris Young is signed to a record label deal with RCA Records
2005 – Keith Anderson‘s debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2004 – On his 27th birthday, Eric Church is offered a record label deal with Capitol Records
1986 – Dolly Parton opens up her theme park, Dollywood
1947 – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop opens in Nashville

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Trace Adkins

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – “Convoy” singer C.W. McCall passed away
2022 – Thomas Rhett released his album Where We Started
2021 – Charlie Worsham’s wife gave birth to their son
2020 – Dolly Parton announced that she was donating $1 million towards COVID-19 research
2017 – Josh Turner scored a #1 album with Deep South
2016 – Jason Aldean released his single “Lights Come On”
2014 – Dan + Shay released their debut album Where It All Began
2014 – Josh Thompson released his album Turn It Up
2009 – Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified platinum
2008 – George Strait released his album Troubadour
2008 – Josh Gracin released his album We Weren’t Crazy
2006 – Eric Church made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2003 – Chris Cagle released his album Chris Cagle
2002 – Diamond Rio released their single “Beautiful Mess”
2000 – Yankee Grey made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Trace Adkins‘ management team sent his fiancee a $7,500 bill for Trace to sing at his own wedding as an April Fools joke
1989 – George Strait topped the charts with “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”

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