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This Date in Country Music History – August 23rd

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:02:00 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Lainey Wilson released her album Whirlwind
2024 – Thomas Rhett released his album About a Woman
2021 – Sara Evans filed for divorce from Jay Barker
2021 – Chris Young and Mitchell Tenpenny’s song “At the End of a Bar” was released
2021 – Hardy announced his engagement to Caleigh Ryan
2021 – Applebees launched an ad campaign featuring the viral Walker Hayes hit “Fancy Like”
2019 – Midland released their album Let It Roll
2019 – Vince Gill released his album Okie
2019 – Tanya Tucker released her album While I’m Livin’
2017 – Little Big Town’s single “Better Man” was certified platinum
2017 – Justin Moore saw 2 of his albums get certified platinum: Justin Moore and Outlaws Like Me
2011 – Sunny Sweeney released her album Concrete
2005 – Trick Pony released their album R.I.D.E.
2004 – Big & Rich‘s single “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” is released for commercial sale
2003 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
1993 – Brad Paisley moved to Nashville from West Virigina
1980 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts with “Drivin’ My Life Away’
1975 – Glen Campbell scored a #1 hit with “Rhinestone Cowboy”
1969 – Johnny Cash topped the charts with his hit “A Boy Named Sue”
1952 – Kitty Wells became the first woman to ever score a #1 hit as “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” topped the charts

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admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:16:14 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
2019 – Luke Combs became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2014 – Brett Eldredge went diving with sharks to celebrate his #1 hit “Beat of the Music”
2013 – Cassadee Pope made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2012 – Jason Aldean released his single “Take A Little Ride”
2012 – Eric Church released his single “Creepin'”
2012 – Florida Georgia Line signed a record deal with Republic Nashville
2012 – Country Music Hall of Famer Kitty Wells passed away after suffering a stroke
2002 – Darryl Worley released his album I Miss My Friend
1984 – Alabama released their single “If You’re Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)”
1983 – Alabama scored a #1 hit with “The Closer You Get”
1977 – Ronnie Milsap scored a #1 hit with “It Was Almost Like A Song”

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admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:42:36 +0000

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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Sam Hunt released his song “Water Under the Bridge”
2018 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 album with The Mountain
2016 – Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley passed away due to skin cancer
2015 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Pageant Material
2015 – Canaan Smith released his debut album Bronco
2009 – Montgomery Gentry officially became members of the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Tracy Lawrence scored a #1 hit with “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
2001 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Already There” that ended up topping the charts for 6 weeks
1977 – Alabama released their debut single, “I Wanna Be With You Tonight”
1956 – Ray Price scored a #1 hit with “Crazy Arms” that held the top spot for 20 weeks!
1952 – Kitty Wells released her single “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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admin — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:05:00 +0000

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthdays!

Delaney Brown — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:28:04 +0000

Classic Country Flashback – Kitty Wells performing “Thank You for the Roses”!