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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Beautiful As You”
  • 2024 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Hang Tight Honey”
  • 2024 – The Post Malone/Morgan Wallen duet “I Had Some Help” was released
  • 2024 – LoCash released their single “Hometown Home”
  • 2020 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “homecoming queen?” was certified Platinum
  • 2019 – Keith Urban released his single “We Were”
  • 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

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Tim McGraw

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Blake Shelton released his album For Recreational Use Only
  • 2025 – Johnny Rodriguez passed away
  • 2025 – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson released their song “Trailblazer”
  • 2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
  • 2020 – Gwen Stefani made her Grand Ole Opry debut when she performed with Blake Shelton remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2015 – Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” topped the Billboard charts for the first of 13 weeks
  • 2012 – Tim McGraw signed a new record label deal with Big Machine Records
  • 2010 – Blake Shelton proposed to Miranda Lambert while out in the woods in Oklahoma
  • 2005 – Kenny Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger in the Virgin Islands
  • 2004 – Trick Pony signed a record label deal with Curb Records
  • 2001 – Lee Ann Womack won 3 ACM Awards for her smash hit “I Hope You Dance.”  Trophies were for Single, Song, and Vocal Event (w/ Sons of the Desert)
  • 1992 – Brooks & Dunn hit #1 on the charts with their single “Neon Moon”
  • 1989 – Keith Whitley died of alcohol poisoning
  • 1989 – Tim McGraw moved to Nashville to pursue a career in Country Music

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Keith Urban released his song “Messed Up As Me”
  • 2023 – Kelsea Ballerini was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
  • 2022 – Parker McCollum won New Male Artist of the Year and Lainey Wilson won New Female Artist of the Year by the ACM
  • 2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
  • 2021 – Richie McDonald Left Lonestar
  • 2016 – Jake Owen released his single “American Country Love Song”
  • 2016 – Joey Feek of Joey + Rory passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer
  • 2014 – Eli Young Band released their album 10,000 Towns
  • 2013 – Brad Paisley released his single “Beat This Summer”
  • 2008 – Alan Jackson released his album Good Time
  • 2006 – Trent Tomlinson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2006 – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton topped the charts with their duet “When I Get Where I’m Going”
  • 1996 – Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl died in Nashville
  • 1983 – George and Nancy Jones got married in Texas
  • 1978 – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”
  • 1967 – Merle Haggard scored his first career #1 hit with “The Fugitive”

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Danielle Bradbery

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Ingrid Andress’ song “More Hearts Than Mine” was certified Platinum
  • 2020 – Morgan Wallen’s song “Chasin’ You” was certified Platinum
  • 2020 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “Bottoms Up” was certified Quadruple Platinum
  • 2016 – Dierks Bentley’s album Black debuted at #1 on the country albums chart
  • 2015 – Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • 2013 – LoCash Cowboys released their self-titled debut full-length album
  • 2013 – Danielle Bradbery won NBC’s The Voice
  • 1996 – Ricochet made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1994 – Neal McCoy‘s “Wink” hit #1 for the first of a 4-week run at the top of charts

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Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Jelly Roll released his song “I Am Not Okay”
  • 2024 – Tyler Hubbard released his song “Park”
  • 2022 – Aaron Watson released his album Unwanted Man and his single “Dancing Around the Truth”
  • 2021 – Dolly Parton surprised Carly Pearce with an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2020 – Elvie Shane released his song “My Boy”
  • 2016 – LoCash finally releases their first full length album, titled The Fighters
  • 2016 – Jon Pardi released his album California Sunrise
  • 2006 – Kenny Chesney hit #1 for the first of 5 weeks with his single “Summertime”
  • 2000 – Chad Brock scored a #1 hit with “Yes!”
  • 1997 – Lila McCann‘s debut album Lila was released
  • 1997 – Lonestar released their Crazy Nights album
  • 1988 – Garth Brooks signed a record deal with Capitol Records

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