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This Date in Country Music History – April 19th

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Thomas Rhett released his song “Country Again”
2021 – Kelsea Ballerini released her duet “Half of My Hometown” with Kenny Chesney
2016 – Brothers Osborne made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2014 – Kevin Sharp passed away in California
2004 – Terri Clark released her single “Girls Lie Too”
2002 – Kellie Coffey made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1980 – Crystal Gayle topped the charts with “It’s Like We Never Said Goodbye”
1963 – Johnny Cash released his single “Ring of Fire”

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admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:07:30 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Mark Wills was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2011 – Steel Magnolia released their self-titled debut album
2003 – Mark Wills topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “19 Somethin'”
1997 – Wade Hayes made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Kevin Sharp scored a #1 hit with “Nobody Knows”
1988 – George Strait released his single “Famous Last Words of a Fool”
1986 – Mel McDaniel became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:22:28 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Hank Williams Jr, Marty Stuart and Dean Dillon were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2020 – Jon Pardi got married to Summer Duncan
2019 – Sam Hunt was arrested for a DUI in Nashville
2016 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Peter Pan” was certified Platinum
1998 – Kevin Sharp made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1995 – Garth Brooks released his album Fresh Horses
1992 – Alabama scored a #1 hit with “I’m In A Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)”
1981 – Hank Williams Jr scored a #1 hit with “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)”

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admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:25:29 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Curtis Grimes released his single “Still a Little Country Left”
2019 – Brett Young’s single “Here Tonight” was certified Platinum
2019 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Round Here” was certified Triple Platinum
2016 – Kelsea Ballerini scored a #1 hit when “Peter Pan” topped the charts for the first of 2 weeks
2013 – Alan Jackson released The Bluegrass Album
2005 – Sara Evans scored a #1 hit with “A Real Fine Place to Start”
2001 – George Strait released his single “Run”
1997 – Deana Carter‘s “Strawberry Wine” sweeped “Song” and “Single” of the year at the CMA Awards
1996 – Kevin Sharp released his debut album Measure of a Man
1996 – Gary Allan released his debut album Used Heart for Sale
1994 – Joe Diffie topped the charts with “Third Rock From The Sun”
1985 – Growing Pains debuts on ABC, featuring the theme song by B.J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes, which was written by Steve Dorff

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admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:48:55 +0000

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music birthdays!