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This Date in Country Music History – February 23rd

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:16:37 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Dierks Bentley released his song “American Girl”
2018 – Cole Swindell released his single “Break Up In The End”
2012 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Good Girl”
2012 – Toby Keith‘s album Clancy’s Tavern was certified gold
2012 – Luke Bryan‘s single “I Don’t Want This Night to End” was certified platinum
2011 – Thompson Square‘s single “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” was certified gold
2010 – Sarah Buxton released her self-titled debut album
2010 – Don Williams, Jimmy Dean, and Ferlin Husky were announced as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s newest class of inductees
2010 – Josh Thompson released his debut album, Way Out Here
2009 – The Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified gold
2009 – Randy Houser released his single “Boots On”
2000 – Sara Evans‘ album No Place That Far became her first gold album
2000 – Lonestar scored their first double-platinum album with Lonely Grill
1996 – George Strait‘s 4-disc boxed set Straight Out of the Box was certified triple platinum
1993 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Hard Workin’ Man
1988 – Hank Williams Jr‘s album Born to Boogie was certified platinum
1985 – Mel McDaniel topped the charts with “Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On”
1959 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”
1957 – Porter Wagoner joined the Grand Ole Opry

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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 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:41:51 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Jon Pardi was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2022 – Luke Combs released his single “Going, Going, Gone”
2022 – Justin Moore released his duet with Priscilla Block “You, Me and Whiskey”
2019 – Luke Combs had his single “Beautiful Crazy” certified Triple Platinum and his single “Beer Never Broke My Heart” certified Platinum
2017 – Charlie Daniels released his autobiography “Never Look at the Empty Seats”
2015 – George Strait’s album Cold Beer Conversation topped the country albums chart
2011 – Toby Keith released his album Clancy’s Tavern
2010 – Don Williams and Jimmy Dean were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Taylor Swift‘s self-titled debut album was released
2006 – Montgomery Gentry released their album Some People Change
1992 – Wynonna topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with her hit “No One Else On Earth”

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admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:03:58 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Carly Pearce released her song “What He Didn’t Do”
2020 – Jimmy Buffett scored a #1 country album with Life on the Flip Side
2014 – Kacey Musgraves teams up with Katy Perry for the 50th episode of CMT Crossroads
2011 – Toby Keith released his single “Made in America”
2010 – Country Music Hall of Famer Jimmy Dean passed away. He is best known for his hit “Big Bad John” and his sausage business.
1995 – Kenny Chesney‘s All I Need to Know album was released
1995 – George Strait‘s single “Lead On” was released
1995 – Perfect Stranger released their album You Have the Right to Remain Silent
1987 – Randy Travis scored a #1 hit single “Forever and Ever, Amen”
1981 – Dottie West and Kenny Rogers hit #1 with their duet “What Are We Doin’ In Love”
1959 – Roy Drusky joined the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:16:39 +0000

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthdays!