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This Date in Country Music History – January 5th

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:45:44 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Shania Twain released her single “Giddy Up”
2021 – Clay Walker and his wife Jessica welcomed son Christiaan Michael Walker
2019 – Gene Autry scored a #1 album…62 years after it was released, with Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Favorites
2004 – George Strait released his single “Desperately”
1985 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind”
1980 – Kenny Rogers topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with his hit “Coward of the County”

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admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:45:03 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Garth Brooks released his album Fun
2020 – Lee Brice released his album Hey World
2014 – Ty Herndon became the first male country artist to reveal publicly that he was gay, prompting Billy Gilman to make the same announcement hours later
2014 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “Kick it in the Sticks” was certified platinum
2013 – The Zac Brown Band scored a platinum album with Uncaged
2004 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Mr. Mom”
1961 – Jimmy Dean topped the charts with “Big Bad John”
1954 – Gene Autry made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:53:40 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2016 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 country album with Farm Tour…Here’s to the Farmer
2013 – Scotty McCreery released his album See You Tonight
2012 – Brantley Gilbert released his single “More Than Miles”
2002 – Faith Hill released her album Cry
1994 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind”
1988 – Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens scored a #1 hit with their duet “Streets of Bakersfield”
1973 – Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline are named the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
1973 – Charlie Rich won CMA Awards for Male Vocalist, Single, and Album of the Year
1969 – Gene Autry became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
1969 – Johnny Cash won 5 CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, and Vocal Group (w/ June Carter Cash)

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admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:40:58 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Chris Young released his song “Young Love and Saturday Nights”
2023 – Bailey Zimmerman released his song “Where it Ends”
2020 – David Adam Byrnes released his album Neon Town
2020 – Eric Church released his song “Hell of a View”
2019 – Performing at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Jon Pardi stopped his show to propose to his girlfriend
2012 – Blake Shelton released his album Cheers, It’s Christmas
2012 – Jerrod Niemann released his album Free the Music
2012 – Brad Paisley invited Darius Rucker to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Cowboy Town
2001 – Gary Allan released his album Alright Guy
1998 – Country Music Hall of Famer Gene Autry passed away in California…he was also an actor and owned the California Angels
1990 – Mark Chesnutt released his debut album Too Cold at Home
1972 – George Jones released his single “A Picture of Me (Without You)”
1954 – Elvis Presley made his only appearance ever at the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 01:15:50 +0000

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthdays!