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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Chris Young released his album Young Love & Saturday Nights
2024 – Kenny Chesney released his album Born
2024 – Zac Brown Band released their song “Tie Up”
2023 – Brit Taylor made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2021 – Ryan Hurd released his duet “Chasing After You” with Maren Morris
2019 – Gabby Barrett got engaged to Cade Foehner
2018 – Sam Hunt’s single “Body Like a Back Road” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2014 – Eli Young Band topped the Billboard Country Album Charts with 10,000 Towns
2005 – Trace Adkins released his album Songs About Me
2003 – The Dixie Chicks topped the charts with “Travelin’ Solider”
1999 – Tim McGraw released his single “Please Remember Me”
1994 – Tim McGraw released his album Not a Moment Too Soon

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Keith Urban released his song “Messed Up As Me”
2023 – Kelsea Ballerini was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
2022 – Parker McCollum won New Male Artist of the Year and Lainey Wilson won New Female Artist of the Year by the ACM
2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
2021 – Richie McDonald Left Lonestar
2016 – Jake Owen released his single “American Country Love Song”
2016 – Joey Feek of Joey + Rory passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer
2014 – Eli Young Band released their album 10,000 Towns
2013 – Brad Paisley released his single “Beat This Summer”
2008 – Alan Jackson released his album Good Time
2006 – Trent Tomlinson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton topped the charts with their duet “When I Get Where I’m Going”
1996 – Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl died in Nashville
1983 – George and Nancy Jones got married in Texas
1978 – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”
1967 – Merle Haggard scored his first career #1 hit with “The Fugitive”

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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – The Jordan Davis & Luke Bryan duet “Buy Dirt” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart
2018 – Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott gave birth to twins
2016 – Jason Aldean’s single “Burnin’ It Down” was certified double-platinum
2016 – Jason Aldean’s single “Hicktown” was certified platinum
2016 – Blake Shelton’s single “Sangria” was certified platinum
2016 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Sippin’ On Fire” was certified platinum
2016 – Maddie & Tae’s single “Fly” was certified gold
2015 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Cruise” was certified nine-times platinum for sales of 9 million
2015 – The Band Perry’s single “If I Die Young” was certified six-times platinum for sales of 6 million
2015 – The Brantley Gilbert single “Bottoms Up” was certified double-platinum for sales of 2 million
2015 – The Eli Young Band’s single “Drunk Last Night” was certified platinum for sales of 1 million
2004 – Gretchen Wilson signed a record label deal with Epic
1999 – The Dixie Chicks album Wide Open Spaces was certified quadruple platinum
1970 – Elvis Presley released his hit single “Kentucky Rain”

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Grand Ole Opry Member and Country Music Hall of Famer Charley Pride passed away due to complications from COVID-19
2019 – Luke Combs picked up a bunch of hardware. His album This One’s For You was certified Triple Platinum. His song “Must’ve Never Met You” was certified Platinum, his single “She Got The Best Of Me” was certified Double Platinum, and his singles “Beautiful Crazy” and “When It Rains It Pours” were certified Quadruple Platinum
2018 – Cole Swindell’s duet with Dierks Bentley “Flatliner” was certified Platinum
2018 – Eli Young Band’s single “Crazy Girl” was certified Triple Platinum
2011 – The Henningsens signed a record label deal with Sony Music Nashville
1998 – Faith Hill scored a #1 hit with “Let Me Let Go”
1996 – Clint Black received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1987 – Reba McEntire scored a #1 hit with “The Last One To Know”

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