LANco | Hometown Country Music https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com For true country music fans! We invite you to visit and explore our robust website full of content and information! Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:39:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-HCM-logo-32x32.jpg LANco | Hometown Country Music https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com 32 32 This Date in Country Music History – February 3rd https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/this-date-in-country-music-history-february-3rd/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:18:17 +0000 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/?p=11225   This Date in Country Music History 2023 – Shania Twain released her album Queen of Me 2021 – TJ Osborne, lead singer of Brothers Osborne, came out as gay in a Time Magazine article 2021 – Cancel Culture struck down Morgan Wallen after he was caught on camera using a racial slur 2021 – [...]

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Shania Twain released her album Queen of Me
  • 2021 – TJ Osborne, lead singer of Brothers Osborne, came out as gay in a Time Magazine article
  • 2021 – Cancel Culture struck down Morgan Wallen after he was caught on camera using a racial slur
  • 2021 – Songwriter Jim Weatherly died at his home in Brentwood, TN
  • 2018 – LANco scored a #1 album with Hallelujah Nights
  • 2017 – Zac Brown Band released their single “My Old Man”
  • 2012 – The Kenny Chesney & Grace Potter duet, “You and Tequila,” was certified Platinum
  • 2009 – Dierks Bentley released his album Feel That Fire
  • 1998 – Tracy Byrd released his single “I’m From The Country”
  • 1996 – Shania Twain scored a #1 hit with “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!”

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  • 2026 – On her 80th birthday, Dolly Parton Day was celebrated by the state of Tennessee
  • 2018 – LANco released their debut album Hallelujah Nights
  • 2018 – Devin Dawson released his debut album Dark Horse
  • 2018 – Brett Eldredge’s single “Wanna Be That Song” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Dustin Lynch’s single “Small Town Boy” was certified Platinum
  • 2016 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Somewhere on a Beach”
  • 2008 – Charlie Daniels became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1985 – Reba McEntire scored a #1 hit with “How Blue”
  • 1974 – Tom T. Hall topped the charts with “I Love”
  • 1963 – Flatts & Scruggs topped the charts with the “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”
  • 1953 – Marty Robbins became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys announced his retirement
  • 2019 – Steve Ripley, the lead singer of The Tractors, passed away due to cancer in Oklahoma
  • 2018 – LANco’s single “Greatest Love Story” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Eric Church’s album Mr. Misunderstood was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – The #’s were in:  Chris Stapleton had 2017’s top selling album with From a Room:  Volume 1, while Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” was the most downloaded and most streamed single of the year
  • 2000 – George Strait released his single “The Best Day”
  • 1995 – Rhett Akins released his debut album A Thousand Memories
  • 1995 – Wade Hayes released his debut album Ole Enough to Know Better
  • 1995 – Trisha Yearwood released her single “Thinkin’ About You”

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2017 – LANco scored a #1 hit with “Greatest Love Story”
  • 2017 – The Tim McGraw/Faith Hill duets album The Rest of Our Life topped the album charts
  • 2014 – Carrie Underwood released her two-disc Greatest Hits:  Decade #1
  • 1995 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “Tall, Tall Trees”
  • 1989 – Garth Brooks scored his first career #1 hit with “If Tomorrow Never Comes”

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  • 2022 – Loretta Lynn passed away at her home in Hurricane Mills, TN
  • 2021 – Parmalee released their single “Take My Name”
  • 2021 – Morgan Wade released her single “Wilder Days”
  • 2019 – Brantley Gilbert released his album Fire & Brimstone
  • 2019 – The single “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber was released
  • 2019 – Blanco Brown’s single “The Git Up” was certified Platinum
  • 2012 – Michael Ray, under the guidance of John Rich, wins the CW show The Next
  • 2011 – Scotty McCreery released his debut album Clear as Day
  • 2011 – Rodney Atkins released his album Take a Back Road
  • 2005 – Sara Evans released her album Real Fine Place
  • 2000 – Charley Pride and Faron Young are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 1995 – Roger Miller was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 1991 – Diamond Rio made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1975 – Willie Nelson scored his first career #1 hit with “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”

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