Vince Gill

This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Gabby Barrett scored a #1 single with “The Good Ones”
• 2021 – Carrie Underwood scored a #1 album with My Savior
• 2020 – Maddie & Tae released their album The Way It Feels
• 2019 – Earl Thomas Conley passed away in Nashville
• 2013 – Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare, and Jack Clement were announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2012 – Vince Gill surprised Keith Urban with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry
• 2010 – Jerrod Niemann made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1999 – Steve Earle made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1993 – Reba McEntire & Vince Gill top the charts with “The Heart Won’t Lie”
• 1990 – Lee Roy Parnell released his self-titled debut album
• 1982 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with “Big City”

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Today’s Photo Flashback

• Keith Anderson – 4/10/10 – Fair in Pembroke Pines, FL

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

• 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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This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Toby Keith, Rhett Akins, Amy Grant, Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherill were named as the Class of 2021 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
• 2019 – Blanco Brown scored a #1 Billboard Country single with “The Git Up”
• 2018 – Chris Lane released his album Laps Around the Sun
• 2017 – Kid Rock signed a recording deal with Broken Bow Records
• 2015 – Thomas Rhett’s single “It Goes Like This” was certified Double Platinum
• 2014 – David Nail was named co-MVP of the MLB Celebrity Softball Game after hitting 2 HR’s
• 2012 – Billy Currington’s single “Good Directions” was certified Platinum
• 2010 – Jerrod Niemann released his debut album Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury
• 2009 – Uncle Kracker released his single “Smile”
• 2004 – Jimmy Buffett released his License to Chill album featuring duets with many country stars
• 2002 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)”
• 1996 – Shania Twain scored a #1 hit with “No One Needs To Know”
• 1993 – Clint Black released his album No Time To Kill

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• 2025 Tortuga Music Festival Lineup Announced
• Morgan Wallen’s Sand In My Boots 2025 Is Officially Sold-Out
• Music Video:  “Money Can’t Buy” by Niko Moon
• Lyric Video:  “Kiss to Forget” by Brett Young
• Lyric Video:  “See You Like That” by Abby Anderson
• Music Video:  “Make America Great Again” by Thompson Square, Gretchen Wilson, John Rich, Jerrod Niemann

This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – Old Dominion released their self-titled album Old Dominion
• 2017 – “All In For The Gambler:  Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration” was held in Nashville
• 2015 – The Oak Ridge Boys, Jim Ed Brown and the Browns, and Grady Martin were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2014 – Jason Aldean‘s album Old Boots, New Dirt debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Album’s chart
• 2010 – Taylor Swift released her album Speak Now
• 2008 – Craig Morgan joined the Grand Ole Opry
• 2003 – Gary Allan scored a #1 hit with “Tough Little Boys”
• 1992 – Country Music Hall of Famer Roger Miller passed away due to cancer

Today’s Birthdays

• Chely Wright
• Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown)
• Minnie Pearl (d)

Today’s New Albums

• Anne Wilson – Rebel:  Live from Lexington
• Austin Snell – still Bleeding (Deluxe)
• Blane Howard – Now I Know
• Brandon Poletti – Thinking of the Past (EP)
• Brian Kelley – Ed & Margaret’s Son
• Chase Rice – Fireside Sessions
• Cooper Mohrmann – Lightning Strikes (EP)
• Joe Nichols – Honky Tonks & Country Songs
• Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
• Lanie Gardner – A Songwriter’s Diary
• Lexie Hayden – Counting Rainbows
• Lincoln Swanzy – Highway (EP)
• Oak Ridge Boys – Mama’s Boys
• Various Artists – Remembering Kitty Wells:  The Queen of Country Music

Today’s New Singles

• Blame It On Alabama – Jessie Wilson
• Country’s Close Enough – Mason Horne
• Fixin’ Me – Ian Munsick
• Golden – Angie K
• Hell Mary – Ben Kadlecek
• I Wonder – Danny Kensy
• Know You Like That – Jordan Davis
• Lost Cause – Willie Nelson
• Me Too – Jeff Canada
• Pulling Weeds – Kasey Tyndall
• Saturday Night in New Orleans – Jamey Johnson
• This Party Sucks – Ryan Hurd
• Tough People – Drew Baldridge
• Whiskey on a Weekday – Ryan Waters Band
• Whiskey Talkin’ – Ryan Waters Band

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Maggie Rose – 10/25/12 – Cowboys Saloon in Davie, FL
• The Farm – 10/25/12 – Cowboys Saloon in Davie, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Cape Town Country Festival – Cape Town, South Africa – Oct 26, 2024
• Concert for Carolina – Charlotte, NC – Oct 26, 2024 –
• Cape Town Country Festival – Cape Town, South Africa – Oct 27, 2024

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