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This Date in Country Music History – May 16th

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Randy Owen of Alabama

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – The ACM Awards aired live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, TX
2021 – Songwriter Patsy Bruce passed away. She co-wrote “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
2020 – Kenny Chesney scored a #1 album with Here and Now
2009 – David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1998 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “This Kiss”
1988 – Martina McBride married her husband John
1980 – Alabama releases their future #1 hit “Tennessee River” as a single

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Rascal Flatts

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Jelly Roll released his duet “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson
2023 – Bailey Zimmerman released his album Religiously: The Album
2018 – Jordan Davis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2018 – Keith Urban scored a #1 album with Graffiti U
2007 – Mel Tillis was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Bill Anderson
2007 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “Stand”
1998 – Tracy Byrd‘s I’m From the Country album was released
1992 – Martina McBride‘s debut album The Time Has Come was released
1990 – Travis Tritt scored his first career #1 song with “Help Me Hold On”
1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson hit #1 on the singles chart with “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Dasha released her single “Austin”
2022 – Miranda Lambert released her album Palomino
2022 – Chris Janson released his album All In
2021 – The Zac Brown Band announced that they signed with Warner Music Nashville
2016 – Florida Georgia Line released their single “H.O.L.Y.”
2016 – Martina McBride released her album Reckless
2013 – Little Big Town‘s single “Pontoon” was certified double-platinum
1991 – Alan Jackson released his single “Don’t Rock the Jukebox”
1950 – Carl Smith made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Kane Brown released his single “Bury Me in Georgia”
2023 – Conner Smith released his single “Creek Will Rise”
2023 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the class of 2023: Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless, and Bob McDill
2020 – Sam Hunt released his album Southside
2020 – Ashley McBryde released her album Never Will
2017 – Miranda Lambert released her single “Tin Man”
2016 – Chris Stapleton took home 4 ACM Awards – Male Artist, New Male Artist, Album, and Song
2012 – Rascal Flatts released their album Changed
2007 – Martina McBride released her album Waking Up Laughing
2004 – Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker topped the charts with “When The Sun Goes Down”
1982 – The Oak Ridge Boys topped the charts with “Bobbie Sue”

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Kacey Musgraves scored a number one album with Deeper Well
2018 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Golden Hour
2018 – Ashley McBryde released her debut major-label album Girl Going Nowhere
2013 – Kacey Musgraves made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2010 – Alan Jackson released his album Freight Train
2009 – Jack Ingram released his single “Barefoot and Crazy”
2002 – Martina McBride topped the charts with “Blessed”
1996 – Billy Ray Cyrus made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1974 – Tanya Tucker topped the charts with “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)”

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