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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Chris Janson’s single “Buy Me a Boat” was certified Triple Platinum
2020 – The Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood duet “Somethin’ Bad” was certified Double Platinum
2020 – Miranda Lambert’s single “Little Red Wagon” was certified Platinum
2016 – Maren Morris released her debut album Hero
2016 – Dan + Shay released their album Obsessed
2014 – Joshua Scott Jones, formerly of Steel Magnolia, released his debut album The Healing
2014 – Miranda Lambert released her album Platinum
2008 – Jewel released her debut country album Perfectly Clear
2006 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 hit with “Settle for a Slowdown”
1997 – Tim McGraw‘s Everywhere album was released
1980 – Eddie Rabbitt‘s “Drivin’ My Life Away” is released as a single
1972 – Donna Fargo‘s single “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.” reached #1 on the charts

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admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:54:38 +0000

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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Jake Owen

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Country legend Mickey Gilley passed away
2021 – Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall released their album The Marfa Tapes
2016 – Sturgill Simpson scored a #1 album with A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
2013 – Lady Antebellum released their album Golden
2013 – The Pistol Annies released their album Annie Up
2012 – Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in his hometown of Vero Beach, FL
2007 – LeAnn Rimes released her single “Nothin’ Better To Do”
2004 – Scotty Emerick made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2002 – Kellie Coffey released her debut album When You Lie Next To Me
1998 – Eddie Rabbitt passed away from lung cancer
1996 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Politics, Religion, and Her
1994 – Clint Black scored a #1 hit with his single “Good Run of Bad Luck”
1991 – Travis Tritt released his hit single “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”
1949 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Lovesick Blues”

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Little Big Town

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Riley Green released his single “Worst Way”
2023 – Chase Rice released his album I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs go to Hell
2021 – Kane Brown kicked off his own record label, 1021 Entertainment, by signing Restless Road
2019 – Kacey Musgraves took home 4 Grammy Awards
2017 – Brett Young released his self-titled debut album
2017 – Little Big Town’s album Pain Killer was certified platinum
2015 – Blackberry Smoke released their album Holding All the Roses
1996 – Blackhawk made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1979 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Every Which Way But Loose”

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admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:45:28 +0000

Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Vince Gill invited Gene Watson to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry
2020 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Sixteen” was certified Double Platinum
2020 – Little Big Town released their album Nightfall
2020 – Dustin Lynch released his album Tullahoma
2019 – Luke Combs’ single “She Got The Best Of Me” was certified Platinum for sales of over one million
2018 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Woman, Amen”
2013 – Cassadee Pope signed with Republic Nashville
2006 – Gary Allan released his single “Life Ain’t Always Beautiful”
2000 – Garth Brooks was named Artist of the Decade at the American Music Awards
1998 – Tim McGraw topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “Just To See You Smile”
1981 – Eddie Rabbitt scored a #1 hit with “I Love a Rainy Night”

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