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This Date in Country Music History – May 15th

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Luke Bryan released his single “But I Got a Beer In My Hand”
2023 – Riley Green released his single “Different ‘Round Here”
2023 – Hardy released his single “Truck Bed”
2023 – Nate Smith released his single “World On Fire”
2021 – Ryan Hurd made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2020 – Natalie Stovall joined Runaway June
2020 – Russell Dickerson’s single “Every Little Thing” was certified Platinum
2013 – Kip Moore helped a fan on the Bobby Bones Show propose to his girlfriend on the air by singing “Hey Pretty Girl”
2011 – Keith Urban and Bill Anderson were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame
2008 – Gretchen Wilson received her GED in Lebanon, TN, with Charlie Daniels on hand to give the commencement speech
2007 – After performing “Tim McGraw” on the ACM Awards, Taylor Swift introduced herself to Tim McGraw who is sitting in the crowd.
2007 – Carrie Underwood won 3 ACM Awards. The trophies were for Female Vocalist, Album, and Video of the Year
2007 – Tim McGraw performed “If You’re Reading This” on the ACM Awards. The recording of the performance is sent straight to radio for his single release instead of a studio track.
2007 – Gretchen Wilson released her One of the Boys album
2004 – Gretchen Wilson made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry
2004 – Terri Clark was invited by Steve Wariner to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry
2004 – Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts married his wife Allison
2003 – June Carter Cash passed away due to complications from heart surgery
1999 – Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts married his wife Tara
1999 – Tim McGraw hit #1 for the first of 5 weeks in a row with “Please Remember Me”
1999 – The duo known as Thompson Square got married
1993 – John Michael Montgomery scored his first career #1 hit with “I Love The Way You Love Me”
1982 – Ricky Skaggs joined the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History – April 24th

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Taylor Swift topped the country album chart with her album Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
2020 – Harold Reid of The Statler Brothers passed away due to kidney failure
2015 – Michael Ray made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2015 – The George Jones Museum opened in Nashville, TN
2012 – Lee Brice released his album Hard 2 Love
2012 – Kip Moore released his album Up All Night
2001 – Tim McGraw released his album Set This Circus Down
1999 – Jessica Andrews made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1993 – Sammy Kershaw topped the charts with “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful”
1991 – Garth Brooks took home 6 ACM Awards: Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Song, Single, and Video

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Travis Tritt – 4/24/10 – Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, FL

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Kip Moore Announces Solitary Tracks Tour

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HCM Weekly Country Music News – April 4th, 2025

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This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Lauren Alaina parted ways with Mercury Records
2020 – In the aftermath of his passing, Kenny Rogers once again topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart with The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through The Years
2019 – Kenny Chesney’s single “Get Along” was certified Platinum
2019 – Cole Swindell’s single “You Should Be Here” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Chris Young’s single “I’m Comin’ Over” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown’s single “Heaven” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown’s self-titled debut album was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves’ single “Follow Your Arrow” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves’ album Same Trailer Different Park was certified Platinum
2011 – Jason Aldean released his single “Dirt Road Anthem”
2006 – Rascal Flatts released their album Me And My Gang
2006 – Toby Keith released his single “It’s a Little Too Late”
1998 – Trisha Yearwood topped the charts with “A Perfect Love”
1987 – George Strait topped the charts with “Ocean Front Property”
1959 – Bill Anderson made his Grand Ole Opry debut