This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Chris Young released his album Famous Friends
• 2020 – Darius Rucker released his single “Beers and Sunshine”
• 2018 – Chris Young’s album The Man I Want to Be was certified platinum, as were his singles “The I Want To Be” and “Losing Sleep”
• 2016 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler scored a #1 country album with his solo project We’re All Somebody From Somewhere
• 2013 – Brett Eldredge‘s debut album Bring You Back was released
• 2011 – The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
• 2009 – Kenny Chesney launched his online radio station, “No Shoes Radio”
• 2003 – Carl Smith and Floyd Cramer are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2002 – Phil Vassar released his American Child album

HCM Content

• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 6th, 2024
• 2021 – Today’s New Music – August 6th, 2021
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – August 6th, 2021
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – August 6th, 2020
• 2015 – Country Music Videos – Thursday, August 6th, 2015
• 2015 – This Week’s New Music – August 6th, 2015
• 2015 – HCM Daily Country Music News Update – Thursday, August 6th, 2015

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Cecilia Lauren & The Ocoee River Band – 8/6/11 – Gator Shack in Royal Palm Beach, FL
• Emily Brooke – 8/6/11 – Hurricane’s Wings & Grill – Royal Palm Beach, FL

Lee Greenwood

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

• Floyd Cramer (d)
• Lee Greenwood