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This Date in Country Music History – January 2nd

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – The Band Perry’s Neil Perry proposed to Sofia Sclafani
2020 – Craig Wayne Boyd and his wife welcomed a new baby boy
2015 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry legend Little Jimmy Dickens passed away
1998 – John Rich parted ways with Lonestar. After a brief solo career, he became half of Big & Rich
1974 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Tex Ritter died of a heart attack
1968 – Merle Haggard released his album Sing Me Back Home

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This Date in Country Music History – November 6th

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This Date in Country Music History

2015 – Tim McGraw released his album Damn Country Music
2015 – Old Dominion released their debut album Meat and Candy
2013 – Florida Georgia Line took home 2 CMA Awards – Duo of the Year and Single of the Year for “Cruise”
2012 – Kenny Chesney’s single “Come Over” was certified platinum
2012 – Miranda Lambert’s single “Over You” was certified platinum
2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson passed away from lung cancer
2007 – Little Big Town released their album A Place To Land
2006 – George Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Brooks & Dunn took home 3 CMA Awards – Vocal Duo, Single, and Music Video
2004 – Phil Vassar scored a #1 hit with “In a Real Love”
2003 – 99.9 Kiss Country (WKIS – Miami)’s Gator locked himself in the studio and played nothing but Toby Keith for 4 hours after Keith got shut out at the CMA Awards despite 7 nominations
2002 – Porter Wagoner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2002 – Alan Jackson took home 5 CMA Awards – Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, and Song of the Year
2001 – George Strait released his album The Road Less Traveled
1993 – The Reba McEntire & Linda Davis duet “Does He Love You” topped the charts
1964 – Tex Ritter was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1948 – Little Jimmy Dickens became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History – October 10th

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Carrie Underwood’s Christmas album The Gift topped the Billboard Country Albums chart
2020 – Niko Moon made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2019 – Luke Bryan’s single “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Luke Bryan’s single “Someone Else Calling You Baby” was certified Platinum
2019 – Jon Pardi’s single “Up All Night” was certified Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Tequila” was certified Quadruple Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Speechless” was certified Triple Platinum
2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “All to Myself” was certified Platinum
2019 – Mitchell Tenpenny’s single “Drunk Me” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Maren Morris’ single “Girl” was certified Platinum
2018 – David Nail’s single “Whatever She’s Got” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Darius Rucker’s single “If I Told You” was certified Platinum and his single “Alright” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Cruise” was certified 11x Platinum!
2000 – Sara Evans released her album Born To Fly
1995 – Lonestar released their self-titled debut album
1988 – Loretta Lynn and Roy Rogers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1988 – Hank Williams Jr. wins the CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year (Born To Boogie)
1983 – Little Jimmy Dickens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1983 – Alabama cleans up at the CMA Awards winning trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (The Closer You Get)
1977 – Ronnie Milsap won 3 CMA Awards: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, and Album (Ronnie Milsap Live)
1971 – Charley Pride won CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist
1970 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” which was written by Kris Kristofferson

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This Date in Country Music History – September 16th

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Parker McCollum released his single “What Kinda Man”
2022 – Little Big Town released their album Mr. Sun
2022 – Mitchell Tenpenny released his album This Is The Heavy
2020 – Keith Urban released his duet with P!nk “One Too Many”
2014 – Tim McGraw released his album Sundown Heaven Town
2008 – Darius Rucker released his debut country album Learn to Live
2003 – Sugarland, then a trio, signed with Mercury Records
2003 – Patty Loveless released her album On Your Way Home
2000 – Trisha Yearwood was induced into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
2000 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with “That’s The Way”
1995 – Tim McGraw topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “I Like It, I Love It”
1982 – George Strait released his single “Marina Del Ray”
1948 – Little Jimmy Dickens signed his first recording contract with Columbia Records