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This Date in Country Music History – May 6th

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Randy Owen of Alabama

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
2022 – Kane Brown released his song “Like I Love Country Music”
2016 – Cole Swindell released his album You Should Be Here
2016 – Keith Urban released his album Ripcord
2014 – Hunter Hayes released his album Storyline
2013 – The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban premieres
2013 – The video for “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and the Pistol Annies premieres
2013 – The video for “Point At You” by Justin Moore premieres
2006 – Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles hold the #1 song in Country Music with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
1996 – George Jones‘ autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All was released
1985 – Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Roll On) at the ACM Awards
1985 – George Strait‘s single “The Fireman” was released
1982 – Alabama‘s single “Take Me Down” was released

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admin — Sun, 03 May 2026 10:31:00 +0000

Eric Church

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Miranda Lambert released her song “Wranglers”
2021 – Justin Moore released his duet “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter
2011 – Shania Twain‘s autobiography, “From This Moment On” is released
2011 – Colt Ford‘s Every Chance I Get album is released
2010 – Historical flooding occurs in Nashville when the Cumberland River overflows. The Grand Ole Opry stage is two feet underwater, the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame is 5 feet under water, and Julie Roberts has to be rescued by boat from the 2nd floor of her home.
2010 – Sammy Kershaw announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the state of Louisiana
2006 – Ricky Van Shelton announces his retirement from Country Music
2006 – Chris Young is signed to a record label deal with RCA Records
2005 – Keith Anderson‘s debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2004 – On his 27th birthday, Eric Church is offered a record label deal with Capitol Records
1986 – Dolly Parton opens up her theme park, Dollywood
1947 – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop opens in Nashville

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admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:20 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced that the class of 2024 would include John Anderson, Toby Keith and James Burton
2023 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 album with One Thing at a Time
2022 – Carrie Underwood released her song “Ghost Story”
2019 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2019: Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens, and Jerry Bradley
2019 – Luke Combs’ single “Beautiful Crazy” was certified Double Platinum and his single “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Triple Platinum
2019 – Keith Urban’s single “Blue Ain’t Your Color” was certified Quadruple Platinum
2019 – Kacey Musgraves’ single “Blowin’ Smoke” was certified Platinum
2017 – Natalie Hemby made her Grand Ole Opry Debut
2017 – Little Big Town topped the Billboard country albums chart for the first of 2 weeks with The Breaker
2013 – Billy Currington released his single “Hey Girl”
2013 – Justin Moore released his single “Point At You”
2006 – Kenny Chesney topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Living In Fast Forward”
2002 – Blake Shelton released his single “Ol’ Red”
2000 – Toby Keith topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “How Do You Like Me Now?!”
1999 – George Strait released his single “Write This Down”

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admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:16:16 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Niko Moon scored a Billboard Country #1 single with “Good Time”
2020 – Former Gloriana band member Rachel Reinert released her debut solo album Into the Blue
2018 – The Band Perry’s single “If I Die Young” was certified 7x platinum
2015 – Aaron Watson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – Taylor Swift released her single “Mean”
2009 – Justin Moore made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2001 – Tricky Pony released their self-titled debut album
1999 – Trisha Yearwood became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1999 – The Dixie Chicks topped the charts with “You Were Mine”

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admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:10:25 +0000

Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Dolly Parton released her album Rockstar
2023 – Justin Moore released his song “This Is My Dirt”
2018 – The Pistol Annies scored a #1 album with Interstate Gospel
2017 – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill released their duets album The Rest of Our Life
2016 – Luke Bryan’s single “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day” was certified platinum
2014 – Trisha Yearwood released her album Prize Fighter: Hit After Hit
2007 – Van Zant made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1998 – Garth Brooks released his album Garth Brooks: Double Live

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