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This Date in Country Music History – April 1st

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Trace Adkins

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – “Convoy” singer C.W. McCall passed away
2022 – Thomas Rhett released his album Where We Started
2021 – Charlie Worsham’s wife gave birth to their son
2020 – Dolly Parton announced that she was donating $1 million towards COVID-19 research
2017 – Josh Turner scored a #1 album with Deep South
2016 – Jason Aldean released his single “Lights Come On”
2014 – Dan + Shay released their debut album Where It All Began
2014 – Josh Thompson released his album Turn It Up
2009 – Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified platinum
2008 – George Strait released his album Troubadour
2008 – Josh Gracin released his album We Weren’t Crazy
2006 – Eric Church made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2003 – Chris Cagle released his album Chris Cagle
2002 – Diamond Rio released their single “Beautiful Mess”
2000 – Yankee Grey made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Trace Adkins‘ management team sent his fiancee a $7,500 bill for Trace to sing at his own wedding as an April Fools joke
1989 – George Strait topped the charts with “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”

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2024 – George Birge released his single “Cowboy Songs”
2024 – Chris Janson released his single “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get”
2022 – Brad Martin passed away
2022 – Ernest released his album Flower Shops
2022 – Jackson Dean released his album Greenbroke
2022 – Randy Houser released his song “Note to Self”
2020 – Travis Tritt signed a record deal with Big Noise Music Group
2019 – Kane Brown’s single “Heaven” was certified Quadruple Platinum
2017 – Alison Krauss topped the country albums chart with Windy City
2017 – Dailey & Vincent became members of the Grand Ole Opry
2016 – Randy Houser released his album Fired Up
2014 – Sara Evans released her album Slow Me Down
2013 – The Band Perry released their single “Done”
2006 – Josh Turner scored a #1 hit with “Your Man”
1992 – Garth Brooks‘ album No Fences became the first country album to be certified for sales of 7 million copies

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This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Tucker Wetmore released his single “3, 2, 1”
2025 – Russell Dickerson released his single “Happen to Me”
2023 – Carrie Underwood released her song “Out of That Truck”
2023 – Tim McGraw released his song “Standing Room Only”
2023 – Thompson Square released their song “Without You”
2017 – Josh Turner released his album Deep South
2017 – Old Dominion released their single “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”
2009 – Keith Urban released his single “Kiss A Girl”
2007 – Trace Adkins topped the charts with “Ladies Love Country Boys”
2003 – Trace Adkins released his single “Then They Do”
2003 – Darryl Worley released his single “Have You Forgotten?”
2001 – Trick Pony made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2001 – Diamond Rio topped the charts with “One More Day”
1997 – George Strait released his single “One Night At A Time”
1992 – Aaron Tippin released his album Read Between The Lines
1992 – Vince Gill released his album I Never Knew Lonely
1990 – Patty Loveless topped the charts with “Chains”
1983 – Lee Greenwood released his single “I.O.U.”
1973 – Tammy Wynette topped the charts with “Til I Get It Right”
1962 – Porter Wagoner scored his first career #1 hit with “Misery Loves Company”

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Miranda Lambert

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Warner Mack died in Nashville
2014 – Cole Swindell topped the charts with “Chillin’ It”
2013 – Parmalee made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard, and Bobby Braddock are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2007 – Josh Turner‘s album Your Man was certified double platinum
2007 – Miranda Lambert‘s album Kerosene was certified platinum
2005 – Jamie O’Neal released her album Brave
1990 – Mark Chesnutt signed with MCA Records
1983 – Alabama released their album The Closer You Get
1980 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”
1979 – Conway Twitty released his single “Don’t Take It Away”
1972 – Donna Fargo released her signature hit “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”
1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter got married in Franklin, KY

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This Date in Country Music History

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