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This Date in Country Music History – March 25th

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2025 – Tony Brown, June Carter Cash, & Kenny Chesney were announced as inductees for the Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2025
2024 – Kacey Musgraves released her single “The Architect”
2024 – The Zac Brown Band released their single “Tie Up”
2022 – Maren Morris released her album Humble Quest
2020 – Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” and Eddy Arnold’s “Make The World Go Away” were added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry
2019 – Brett Young’s single “Mercy” was certified Double Platinum
2017 – Sundance Head made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – “I Saw the Light”, a movie about Hank Williams, debuted in theaters
2016 – Margo Price released her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
2015 – The Oak Ridge Boys, The Browns, and Grady Martin were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
2014 – Jerrod Niemann released his album High Noon
2014 – Chase Rice made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2013 – Tim McGraw released his duet with Taylor Swift “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Keith Urban on guitar
2009 – Dan Seals passed away in Nashville
2006 – Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens passed away in California
1989 – Reba McEntire topped the charts with “New Fool At An Old Game”

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2021 – Dustin Lynch released his duet with MacKenzie Porter called “Thinking ‘Bout You”
2013 – Kacey Musgraves released her Grammy Award winning album Same Trailer Different Park
2005 – Josh Gracin topped the charts with “Nothin’ to Lose”
2001 – Brad Paisley released his single “Two People Fell In Love”
1994 – Neal McCoy topped the charts with “No Doubt About It”
1991 – George Strait released his album Chill of an Early Fall
1988 – Ricky Van Shelton topped the charts with “Life Turned Her That Way”
1977 – Glen Campbell topped the charts with “Southern Nights”

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This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Jake Owen announced his engagement to Erica Hartlein
2019 – Leroy Van Dyke was inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame
2012 – Glen Campbell performed the final concert of his career before retiring due to Alzheimer’s
2002 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “These Days”
1995 – Martina McBride became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1940 – Minnie Pearl made her Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Blake Shelton released his song “Texas”
2019 – Lady A released their album Ocean
2018 – Roy Clark passed away due to complications from pneumonia at the age of 85 in Oklahoma
2018 – Carrie Underwood was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
2016 – Crystal Gayle was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Carrie Underwood
2014 – Sam Hunt scored his first career #1 when “Leave The Night On” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart on the same day his album Montevallo also topped the Billboard Country Albums chart
2011 – David Nail released his album The Sound of a Million Dreams
2006 – Jack Ingram released his single “Lips of an Angel”
2005 – The soundtrack for the film Walk the Line was released
2005 – Glen Campbell and Alabama were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2005 – Carrie Underwood released her album Some Hearts
2005 – Big & Rich released their album Comin’ to Your City
2005 – Lee Ann Womack won CMA Awards for Single, Album, and Vocal Event of the Year
2003 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “I Love This Bar”
1980 – Anne Murray topped the charts with “Could I Have This Dance”
1978 – Kenny Rogers released his signature hit “The Gambler”
1975 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way”
1969 – Merle Haggard scored a #1 hit with “Okie From Muskogee”

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