This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 album with Dangerous:  The Double Album
• 2021 – Morgan Wallen’s single “Wasted On You” topped the Billboard Country Singles Chart
• 2020 – Carrie Underwood’s singles “Just a Dream” and “Undo It” were certified Double Platinum, her single “Cowboy Casanova” was certified Triple Platinum, her single “Blown Away” was certified Quadruple Platinum, and her single “Before He Cheats” was certified Six-Times Platinum
• 2018 – Lari White passed away in Nashville from cancer
• 2017 – Big & Rich’s single “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” was certified double platinum
• 2017 – Dan + Shay’s single “From The Ground Up” was certified platinum
• 2013 – Carrie Underwood‘s single “I Told You So” is certified platinum
• 2012 – Clay Walker performed on ABC’s “The Bachelor”
• 2007 – Kenny Chesney‘s album The Road and the Radio was certified triple platinum
• 1996 – Tracy Lawrence released his album Time Marches On
• 1981 – Alabama released their single “Old Flame”

HCM Content

• 2025 – HCM Daily Country Music News – January 23rd, 2025
• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – January 23rd, 2024
• 2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – January 23rd, 2023
• Today’s Birthdays – January 23rd

Brad Paisley

Recent Country Music News Headlines

• Interview with Greg Rider
• RIP to Longtime Vince Gill Guitar Tech Benny Garcia
• Country Aircheck’s #1 Most Played Single of the Day for May 12th:  “Chasin’ You” by Morgan Wallen

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Acoustic Video:  “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert
• Cover Video: Sam Hunt’s “Breaking Up Was Easy in the ’90’s” by Diamond Dixie
• Living wELL with Lindsay Ell – Episode 5
• Lyric Video:  “Put The Hurt On Me” by Midland
• Guitar Chords & Lyrics:  “Where You Are” by Tenille Townes
• Bobby Bones Interviews Chrissy Metz
• CMT Video:  Cooking with Martina McBride
• Opry Video:  Terri Clark, Lauren Alaina, & Ashley McBryde
• Video:  “(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I” by Toby Keith
• Country Things Your Grandpa Said by Earl Dibbles Jr.
• Cover Video:  “I Saw The Light” by Josh Turner
• “Girls Like Me” Q&A with Martina McBride
• Lyric Video:  “My Last Prayer” by Matt Kennon
• Video Flashback:  Ray Stevens Interviews Lari White
• Video Flashback:  Ashley McBryde’s Performance of “Girl Going Nowhere” at her Grand Ole Opry Debut
• Video:  Miranda Lambert Performs “Bluebird” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
• Home Free Celebrates 1 Million YouTube Subscribers
• Wing It Wednesday with Deana Carter – 5/13/20
• James Barker Live Stream – 5/13/20

This Date in Country Music History

• 2017 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 album with Love and War
• 2016 – Brad Paisley released his duet with Demi Lovato titled “Without a Fight”
• 2014 – Dolly Parton released her album Blue Smoke
• 2014 – Rascal Flatts released their album Rewind
• 2005 – Jason Aldean made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2000 – Kenny Rogers scored a #1 hit with “Buy Me a Rose,” marking his first #1 in 13 years and the last one of his career
• 1997 – Lee Ann Womack‘s self-titled debut album was released
• 1975 – Country Music Hall of Famer Bob Wills passed away from heart complications
• 1967 – Merle Haggard made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1957 – Elvis Presley hits #1 on the country charts with his hit single “All Shook Up”
• 1950 – Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Sisters joined the Grand Ole Opry

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Darius Rucker
• Lari White (d)

Today’s New Albums (See All Album Release Dates)

• None Today

Today’s New Singles (See All Single Release Dates)

• Little Bit – Curtis Grimes

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• None Today

Contests

• Win Autographed Prize Pack from Carrie Underwood – ends 5/29/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)

Tomorrow’s Online Shows per Country Aircheck

• Chris Bandi, KKGO/Los Angeles IG Live at 12pm CT here.
• Coffee With Cam at 12pm CT here.
• Charlie Worsham, Lawn Chair Don’t Care at 12pm CT here.
• Blanco Brown, CMHoF’s Words & Music at Home at 2pm CT here.
• Rachel Wammack, Sing for St. Jude at 4pm CT here.
• Clay Walker, Waterloo Revival and Mac McAnally, Wrangler’s Can’t Stop Country at 6pm CT here.
• Lindsay Ell, Ram Jam Session at 6pm CT here.
• Randy Houser at 6pm CT and Abby Anderson at 6:30pm CT, WGTY/York, PA’s Instagram Island here.
• Southern Halo, WCTY/Norwich, CT Takeover at 6pm CT here.
• Travis Denning, Beer’s Better Cold EP Release Party at 7pm CT here.
• Tucker Beathard, FB and IG Live at 7pm CT here and here.
• CJ Solar, KXIA/Marshalltown, IA at 7pm CT here.
• Sara Evans, Closet Chaos at 7:30pm CT here.
• Avenue Beat, KWJJ/Portland’s Women of New Country Quarantine Concert at 8pm CT here.
• Eli Young Band, FB Live at 9pm CT here.

Darius Rucker

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

• Darius Rucker
• Lari White (d)
• Morgan Wallen
• Neal Coty
• Ray Kennedy
• William Michael Morgan

There are a few country acts on this lineup, so we figured we’d share it with ya’ll!

Sailing on Holland America Line Westerdam January 9-16 2016 from Fort Lauderdale!

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