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Jake Owen

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Country legend Mickey Gilley passed away
2021 – Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall released their album The Marfa Tapes
2016 – Sturgill Simpson scored a #1 album with A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
2013 – Lady Antebellum released their album Golden
2013 – The Pistol Annies released their album Annie Up
2012 – Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in his hometown of Vero Beach, FL
2007 – LeAnn Rimes released her single “Nothin’ Better To Do”
2004 – Scotty Emerick made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2002 – Kellie Coffey released her debut album When You Lie Next To Me
1998 – Eddie Rabbitt passed away from lung cancer
1996 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Politics, Religion, and Her
1994 – Clint Black scored a #1 hit with his single “Good Run of Bad Luck”
1991 – Travis Tritt released his hit single “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”
1949 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Lovesick Blues”

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – John Morgan released his duet “Friends Like That” with Jason Aldean
2022 – Jason Aldean released his album Macon, Georgia
2021 – Delbert McClinton announced his retirement
2014 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2014: Ronnie Milsap, Mac Wiseman, and Hank Cochran
2013 – Hunter Hayes released his single “I Want Crazy”
2008 – Phil Vassar released his album Prayer of a Common Man
2000 – Amy Grant made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – George Strait topped the charts with “The Best Day”
1997 – Anita Cochran released her debut album Back To You
1997 – George Strait released his album Carrying Your Love With Me
1995 – John Michael Montgomery topped the charts with “I Can Love You Like That”
1989 – Clint Black made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1989 – Shenandoah topped the charts with “The Church on Cumberland Road”
1950 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Long Gone Lonesome Blues”

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This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Blake Shelton released his song “Stay Country or Die Tryin'”
2025 – Jon Pardi released his album Honkytonk Hollywood
2023 – Granger Smith announced that he was retiring after his upcoming tour to become a full-time minister
2019 – Brett Young’s single “In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified Quadruple Platinum
2018 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Cry Pretty”
2006 – Kenny Chesney released his single “Summertime”
2006 – Toby Keith released his album White Trash With Money
1992 – Wynonna scored her first career #1 hit as a solo artist with “She Is His Only Need”
1981 – The David Frizzell & Shelly West duet “You’re The Reason God Make Oklahoma” topped the charts
1953 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “You’re Cheatin’ Heart”

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The Oak Ridge Boys

This Date in Country Music History

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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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Dustin Lynch released his album Blue in the Sky
2022 – Priscilla Block released her debut album Welcome to the Block Party
2022 – Joe Nichols released his album Good Day for Living
2020 – Russell Dickerson released his single “Love You Like I Used To”
2011 – Kacey Musgraves released her single “Rainbow”
2017 – Little Big Town scored a #1 hit with the Taylor Swift penned “Better Man”
2014 – Eric Church released his album The Outsiders
2014 – Frankie Ballard released his album Sunshine & Whiskey
2003 – Vince Gill released his album Next Big Thing
1999 – Steve Wariner released his single “Two Teardrops”
1992 – John Anderson released his album Seminole Wind
1989 – Alabama topped the charts with “Song of the South”
1984 – Merle Haggard scored a #1 hit with “That’s The Way Love Goes”
1967 – Loretta Lynn scored her first career #1 hit with “Don’t Come Home A’Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)”
1957 – Patsy Cline released her single “Walkin’ After Midnight”
1949 – Hank Williams released his single “Lovesick Blues”

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