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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the class of 2022: Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley and record executive Joe Galante
2021 – Chris Stapleton released his song “You Should Probably Leave”
2019 – Lady Antebellum released their single “What If I Never Get Over You”
2016 – Guy Clark passed away at the age of 74
2012 – Taylor Swift donated $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame to fund an education center
2005 – Bobby Pinson‘s Man Like Me album is released
2005 – Toby Keith‘s Honkytonk University album is released
2005 – Cowboy Troy released his debut album Loco Motive
2001 – The new Country Music Hall of Fame opened in Nashville
1997 – Tammy Wynette made her final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
1994 – Kenny Chesney‘s debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, is released

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Hardy released his album The Mockingbird & The Crow
2023 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings”
2021 – Garth Brooks, Tyler Hubbard and Tim McGraw performed during President Joe Biden’s inauguration
2009 – Rascal Flatts released their single “Here Comes Goodbye”
2003 – Jimmy Wayne released his debut single “Stay Gone”
2001 – Sara Evans scored a #1 hit with “Born to Fly”
1983 – The Oak Ridge Boys released their album American Made
1973 – Jerry Lee Lewis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1968 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with “Sing Me Back Home”

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Comedians Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “She’s Everything”
1996 – Jeff Carson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1979 – Don Williams scored a #1 hit with “Tulsa Time”
1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis topped the charts with “Great Balls of Fire”

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admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:10:49 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Lainey Wilson released her album Bell Bottom Country
2022 – Bryan Martin released his song “We Ride”
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis passed away at the age of 87
2020 – Billy Joe Shaver passed away from a stroke in Waco, TX
2020 – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani announced their engagement
2016 – Kenny Chesney released his album Cosmic Hallelujah
2008 – Toby Keith‘s album That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy was released
2008 – Joey + Rory released their debut album Life of a Song
2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Porter Wagoner passed away due to lung cancer
2007 – Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, and Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Heartland scored a #1 hit with their wedding staple “I Loved Her First”
1995 – David Lee Murphy scored a #1 hit with “Dust on the Bottle”
1991 – Tracy Lawrence released his debut album Sticks and Stones
1939 – Bill Monroe made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:31:30 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Jon Pardi released his single “Friday Night Heartbreaker”
2023 – Zach Bryan scored a #1 Billboard country album with his self-titled Zach Bryan album
2023 – Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves scored a #1 Billboard Single with “I Remember Everything”
2019 – Carly Pearce’s single “Every Little Thing” was certified Platinum
2014 – Lee Brice released his album I Don’t Dance
2014 – Dustin Lynch released his album Where It’s At
2008 – Jessica Simpson released her debut country album Do You Know
2006 – The Wreckers topped the charts with their single “Leave the Pieces”
2003 – Clay Walker released his album A Few Questions
1995 – Bryan White scored a #1 hit with “Someone Else’s Star”
1989 – Keith Whitley scored a #1 hit with “I Wonder Do You Think of Me”
1978 – Waylon Jennings scored a #1 hit with “I’ve Always Been Crazy” – it stayed at #1 for 3 weeks
1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis scored a #1 hit with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On”

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