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This Date in Country Music History – February 27th

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:25:45 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Taylor Swift scored a #1 single on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart with “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)”
2020 – The Randy Rogers Band’s single “Kiss Me In The Dark” was certified Gold
2006 – Danielle Peck released her single “Findin’ a Good Man”
2001 – Brad Paisley‘s debut album Who Needs Pictures was certified platinum
2001 – Jessica Andrews released her album Who I Am
1996 – Toby Keith released his single “Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You”
1993 – Lorrie Morgan topped the charts with “What Part of No”
1990 – Alan Jackson released his debut album Here In The Real World
1982 – Don Williams topped the charts with “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good”

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admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:16:37 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Dierks Bentley released his song “American Girl”
2018 – Cole Swindell released his single “Break Up In The End”
2012 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Good Girl”
2012 – Toby Keith‘s album Clancy’s Tavern was certified gold
2012 – Luke Bryan‘s single “I Don’t Want This Night to End” was certified platinum
2011 – Thompson Square‘s single “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” was certified gold
2010 – Sarah Buxton released her self-titled debut album
2010 – Don Williams, Jimmy Dean, and Ferlin Husky were announced as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s newest class of inductees
2010 – Josh Thompson released his debut album, Way Out Here
2009 – The Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified gold
2009 – Randy Houser released his single “Boots On”
2000 – Sara Evans‘ album No Place That Far became her first gold album
2000 – Lonestar scored their first double-platinum album with Lonely Grill
1996 – George Strait‘s 4-disc boxed set Straight Out of the Box was certified triple platinum
1993 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Hard Workin’ Man
1988 – Hank Williams Jr‘s album Born to Boogie was certified platinum
1985 – Mel McDaniel topped the charts with “Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On”
1959 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”
1957 – Porter Wagoner joined the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:57:14 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Comedians Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “She’s Everything”
1996 – Jeff Carson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1979 – Don Williams scored a #1 hit with “Tulsa Time”
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis topped the charts with “Great Balls of Fire”

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admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:41:51 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Jon Pardi was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2022 – Luke Combs released his single “Going, Going, Gone”
2022 – Justin Moore released his duet with Priscilla Block “You, Me and Whiskey”
2019 – Luke Combs had his single “Beautiful Crazy” certified Triple Platinum and his single “Beer Never Broke My Heart” certified Platinum
2017 – Charlie Daniels released his autobiography “Never Look at the Empty Seats”
2015 – George Strait’s album Cold Beer Conversation topped the country albums chart
2011 – Toby Keith released his album Clancy’s Tavern
2010 – Don Williams and Jimmy Dean were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Taylor Swift‘s self-titled debut album was released
2006 – Montgomery Gentry released their album Some People Change
1992 – Wynonna topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with her hit “No One Else On Earth”

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admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:21:40 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Jade Eagleson made is Grand Ole Opry debut
2024 – Riley Green released his album Don’t Mind If I Do
2024 – Morgan Wallen released his song “Love Somebody”
2021 – Scotty McCreery released his single “Damn Strait”
2021 – Miranda Lambert released her single “If I Was a Cowboy”
2021 – Cody Johnson released his single “Til You Can’t”
2021 – Justin Moore released his single “With a Woman You Love”
2019 – Luke Bryan’s singles “Move” and Knockin’ Boots” were certified Platinum
2019 – Sam Hunt’s single “Take Your Time” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2019 – Cody Jinks released his album The Wanting
2011 – Montgomery Gentry released their album Rebels on the Run
2005 – Martina McBride released her album Timeless
2005 – Billy Currington released his album Doin’ Somethin’ Right
1997 – Deana Carter scored a #1 hit with “How Do I Get There”
1994 – Mark Chesnutt released his single “Goin’ Through the Big D”
1984 – Mickey Gilley is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1980 – Don Williams scored a #1 hit with “I Believe In You”
1968 – Bob Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1968 – Glen Campbell won the CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist

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