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This Date in Country Music History – May 31st

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Lauren Alaina

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 album with I’m the Problem
2019 – Thomas Rhett released his album Center Point Road
2018 – Luke Bryan’s singles “Drink a Beer” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” were both certified double-platinum
2016 – Kiefer Sutherland made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2013 – Lauren Alaina graduated from High School
2013 – Cassadee Pope‘s debut single, “Wasting All These Tears” is released
2006 – Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook get married
2002 – Emerson Drive made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2001 – Toby Keith released his single “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight”
1997 – Lee Ann Womack made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1988 – Keith Whitley‘s Don’t Close Your Eyes album is released
1986 – Reba McEntire scored a #1 hit with “Whoever’s In New England”

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admin — Sun, 17 May 2026 11:08:47 +0000

Toby Keith

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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admin — Sat, 09 May 2026 09:53:23 +0000

Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Blake Shelton released his album For Recreational Use Only
2025 – Johnny Rodriguez passed away
2025 – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson released their song “Trailblazer”
2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
2020 – Gwen Stefani made her Grand Ole Opry debut when she performed with Blake Shelton remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2015 – Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” topped the Billboard charts for the first of 13 weeks
2012 – Tim McGraw signed a new record label deal with Big Machine Records
2010 – Blake Shelton proposed to Miranda Lambert while out in the woods in Oklahoma
2005 – Kenny Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger in the Virgin Islands
2004 – Trick Pony signed a record label deal with Curb Records
2001 – Lee Ann Womack won 3 ACM Awards for her smash hit “I Hope You Dance.” Trophies were for Single, Song, and Vocal Event (w/ Sons of the Desert)
1992 – Brooks & Dunn hit #1 on the charts with their single “Neon Moon”
1989 – Keith Whitley died of alcohol poisoning
1989 – Tim McGraw moved to Nashville to pursue a career in Country Music

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admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:48:04 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Luke Bryan released his single “Love You, Miss You, Mean It”
2022 – Kelsea Ballerini released her song “Heartfirst”
2022 – Cole Swindell released his album Stereotype
2014 – Ronnie Dunn released his album Peace Love and Country Music
2008 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Last Name”
2006 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “What Hurts The Most”
2005 – Keith Anderson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – Clay Davidson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Alabama released their album Dancin’ on the Boulevard
1997 – Clay Walker released his album Rumor Has It
1989 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with “I’m No Stranger to the Rain”

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admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:28:28 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Grand Ole Opry member Buck White of The Whites passed away at the age of 94
2023 – Tigirlily Gold released their song “Shoot Tequila”
2021 – President Donald Trump awarded Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs with the National Medal of Arts
2020 – Darius Rucker’s single “Wagon Wheel” was certified 8x Platinum
2020 – Luke Bryan’s single “That’s My Kind of Night” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2020 – Jordan Davis’ single “Singles You Up” was certified Double Platinum
2014 – Tim McGraw released his single “Lookin’ For That Girl”
1996 – Terri Clark made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1996 – Faith Hill scored a #1 hit with “It Matters To Me”
1990 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with “It Ain’t Nothin'”
1983 – B.J. Thomas released his single “Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love”
1968 – Johnny Cash recorded his album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

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