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Carrie Underwood

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Jordan Davis released his song “Almost Maybes”
2019 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 single with “God’s Country”
2018 – John Rich opened his bar in downtown Nashville called Redeck Riviera
2011 – Scotty McCreery won American Idol, with fellow country singer Lauren Alaina coming in second
2011 – Scotty McCreery‘s debut single “I Love You This Big” was released
2011 – Lauren Alaina’s debut single “Like My Mother Does” was released
2005 – Carrie Underwood won American Idol
2005 – Garth Brooks proposed to Trisha Yearwood
2004 – Julie Roberts released her debut, self-titled album
2004 – Lonestar released their album, Let’s Be Us Again
2002 – Alan Jackson hits #1 with his song “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” which stays at #1 for 4 weeks
1991 – Doug Stone hits #1 with “In a Different Light”
1951 – Marty Robbins signed a record label deal with Columbia Records…the partnership lasted 31 years

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admin — Tue, 05 May 2026 11:09:25 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Post Malone and Morgan Wallen scored a #1 hit with “I Had Some Help”
2023 – Megan Moroney released her album Lucky
2023 – Luke Bryan released his song “But I Got a Beer in My Hand”
2020 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Yeah Boy” was certified Platinum
2017 – Chris Stapleton released his album From a Room: Volume 1
2015 – Chris Stapleton released his album Traveller
2008 – Craig Morgan‘s single “Love Remembers” is released to radio
2003 – Buddy Jewell‘s single “Help Pour Out the Rain” is released to radio
1998 – Garth Brooks releases The Limited Series, a boxed set featuring 6 previously released albums, each with a new song added to it.
1998 – Mark Wills releases his Wish You Were Here album
1984 – Garth Brooks graduates from Oklahoma State University

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admin — Mon, 04 May 2026 10:06:57 +0000

Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up bar opened in Nashville
2022 – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announced that Dolly Parton would be part of the Class of 2022
2004 – Big & Rich‘s debut album Horse of a Different Color is released
2004 – Carolyn Dawn Johnson‘s album Dress Rehearsal is released
1999 – Tim McGraw‘s A Place in the Sun album is released
1999 – Steve Wariner‘s Two Teardrops album is released
1996 – Shania Twain scores a #1 hit with “You Win My Love”
1993 – Garth Brooks‘ album No Fences is the first country album to ever sell 10 million copies
1987 – Randy Travis‘ album Always and Forever is released

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admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:40:06 +0000

Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Naomi Judd passed away
2022 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 Billboard country single with “Don’t Think Jesus”
2021 – Thomas Rhett released his album Country Again (Side A)
2016 – Dierks Bentley topped the charts with “Somewhere on the Beach”
2013 – Kenny Chesney released his album Life on a Rock
2012 – Little Big Town released their single “Pontoon”
1996 – Mindy McCready released her debut album Ten Thousand Angels
1994 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “Piece Of My Heart”
1991 – Garth Brooks released his single “The Thunder Rolls”

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admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:23:41 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

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