Keith Urban

This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – Cole Swindell announced his engagement to Courtney Little
• 2020 – Morgan Wallen’s single “Whiskey Glasses” was certified Triple Platinum
• 2020 – Tim McGraw released his single “I Called Mama”
• 2020 – Jordan Davis released his single “Almost Maybes”
• 2019 – Luke Combs released his single “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
• 2015 – Jessie James Decker made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2008 – Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold passed away in Franklin, TN
• 2004 – Keith Urban topped the charts with “You’ll Think of Me”
• 2001 – Billy Gilman released his album Dare to Dream
• 1982 – Willie Nelson scored a #1 hit with “Always On My Mind”
• 1961 – Faron Young topped the charts with “Hello Walls”

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The Oak Ridge Boys

This Date in Country Music History

• 2025 – Tony Brown, June Carter Cash, & Kenny Chesney were announced as inductees for the Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2025
• 2024 – Kacey Musgraves released her single “The Architect”
• 2024 – The Zac Brown Band released their single “Tie Up”
• 2022 – Maren Morris released her album Humble Quest
• 2020 – Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” and Eddy Arnold’s “Make The World Go Away” were added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry
• 2019 – Brett Young’s single “Mercy” was certified Double Platinum
• 2017 – Sundance Head made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2016 – “I Saw the Light”, a movie about Hank Williams, debuted in theaters
• 2016 – Margo Price released her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
• 2015 – The Oak Ridge Boys, The Browns, and Grady Martin were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2014 – Jerrod Niemann released his album High Noon
• 2014 – Chase Rice made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2013 – Tim McGraw released his duet with Taylor Swift “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Keith Urban on guitar
• 2009 – Dan Seals passed away in Nashville
• 2006 – Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens passed away in California
• 1989 – Reba McEntire topped the charts with “New Fool At An Old Game”

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This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – Darius Rucker received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 2021 – Grand Ole Opry star Stonewall Jackson passed away in Nashville
• 2012 – Florida Georgia Line released their debut album Here’s To The Good Times
• 2004 – Gary Allan scored a #1 hit with “Nothing On But The Radio”
• 1999 – Clint Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black scored a #1 hit with “When I Said I Do”
• 1971 – Charley Pride topped the charts with his hit “Kiss An Angel Good Morning”
• 1965 – Eddy Arnold topped the charts with his hit “Make the World Go Away”

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This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Lady A released their album What a Song Can Do
• 2021 – Wade Bowen released his single “When Love Comes Around” – a big hit in the Texas Country scene
• 2019 – Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd announce that they are expecting a baby boy
• 2019 – Dylan Scott’s single “Hooked” was certified Platinum
• 2019 – Thomas Rhett’s single “It Goes Like This” was certified Triple Platinum, and his single “Unforgettable” was certified Double Platinum
• 2018 – Maren Morris had 3 singles earn sales certifications.  “80’s Mercedes” and “I Could Use a Love Song” were certified Platinum and “My Church” was certified Double Platinum
• 2017 – Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2016 – The Turnpike Troubadours made their Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2013 – Eric Church released his single “The Outsiders”
• 2013 – Brandy Clark released her album 12 Stories
• 2012 – Taylor Swift released her album Red
• 2012 – Lady Antebellum released their album On This Winter’s Night
• 2005 – Keith Urban topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “Better Life”
• 1996 – Tracy Byrd released his album Big Love
• 1991 – Sammy Kershaw‘s debut single “Cadillac Style” was released for retail sale
• 1990 – Tim McGraw signed his record deal with Curb Records
• 1990 – George Strait released his single “I’ve Come To Expect It From You”
• 1984 – Alabama released their single “(There’s a Fire) In The Night”
• 1966 – Eddy Arnold is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 1965 – Ernest Tubb is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

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Today’s Photo Flashback

• Amber Leigh – 10/22/11 – Jupiter Country Hoedown in Jupiter, FL
• Little Big Town – 10/22/13 – Kiss Country Undercover Concert in Hallandale, FL
• Tom Jackson – 10/22/11 – Jupiter Country Hoedown in Jupiter, FL

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthdays!

• Eddy Arnold (d)
• Josh Ward
• K.T. Oslin (d)
• Kylie Rae Harris (d)