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This Date In Country Music History – May 8th

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Keith Urban

This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Loretta Lynn passed away at her home in Hurricane Mills, TN
2021 – Parmalee released their single “Take My Name”
2021 – Morgan Wade released her single “Wilder Days”
2019 – Brantley Gilbert released his album Fire & Brimstone
2019 – The single “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber was released
2019 – Blanco Brown’s single “The Git Up” was certified Platinum
2012 – Michael Ray, under the guidance of John Rich, wins the CW show The Next
2011 – Scotty McCreery released his debut album Clear as Day
2011 – Rodney Atkins released his album Take a Back Road
2005 – Sara Evans released her album Real Fine Place
2000 – Charley Pride and Faron Young are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1995 – Roger Miller was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1991 – Diamond Rio made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1975 – Willie Nelson scored his first career #1 hit with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

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Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2017 – Ashley McBryde made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2015 – Cam released her breakthrough, Grammy-nominated single “Burning House”
2008 – Zac Brown Band released their debut single “Chicken Fried”
2007 – Emerson Drive‘s single “Moments” becomes the #1 song in Country Music
2001 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Grown Men Don’t Cry”
2000 – Charley Pride and Faron Young were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
1999 – Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, and Johnny Bond were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame

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Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

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Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Jelly Roll was surprised on Joe Rogan’s Podcast with a video invite from Craig Morgan to join the Grand Ole Opry
2022 – Ashley McBryde officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2021 – Hardy released his album Hixtape Volume 2
2019 – Blake Shelton’s single “God’s Country” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Luke Bryan’s single “Do I” was certified triple platinum, his single “Play It Again” was certified quadruple platinum, and his single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” was certified six-times platinum
2016 – Miranda Lambert scored a #1 album with The Weight of These Wings
2013 – Parmalee released their album Feels Like Carolina
2005 – Garth Brooks married Trisha Yearwood at their home in Oklahoma
1996 – Faron Young passed away a day after shooting himself in the head
1988 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “If You Ain’t Lovin’ (You Ain’t Livin’)”
1927 – The WSM Barn Dance officially became The Grand Ole Opry

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