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This Date in Country Music History – April 24th

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Taylor Swift topped the country album chart with her album Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
2020 – Harold Reid of The Statler Brothers passed away due to kidney failure
2015 – Michael Ray made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2015 – The George Jones Museum opened in Nashville, TN
2012 – Lee Brice released his album Hard 2 Love
2012 – Kip Moore released his album Up All Night
2001 – Tim McGraw released his album Set This Circus Down
1999 – Jessica Andrews made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1993 – Sammy Kershaw topped the charts with “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful”
1991 – Garth Brooks took home 6 ACM Awards: Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Song, Single, and Video

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Cam gave birth to her daughter
2018 – Michael Ray and Carly Pearce got engaged in Mexico
1998 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “Husbands & Wives”
1992 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “She’s Got the Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)”
1970 – Loretta Lynn scored a #1 hit with “Coal Miner’s Daughter”

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2023 – Darius Rucker released his album Carolyn’s Boy
2023 – Old Dominion released their album Memory Lane
2023 – Reba McEntire released her album Not That Fancy
2022 – Garth Brooks surprised Ashley McBryde with an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry
2020 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “Kick It In The Sticks” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Michael Ray and Carly Pearce got married in Tennessee
2016 – Brad Paisley released his single “Today”
2009 – Toby Keith released his album American Ride
2009 – Luke Bryan released his album Doin’ My Thing
1998 – Alabama is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1996 – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill got married
1990 – Garth Brooks becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1990 – Garth Brooks topped the charts with his iconic hit “Friends in Low Places”
1964 – Johnny Cash released his single “It Ain’t Me, Babe”

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This Date in Country Music History

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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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Kacey Musgraves scored a #1 album with star-crossed
2020 – Carrie Underwood released her Christmas album My Gift
2020 – Michael Ray released his single “Whiskey and Rain”
2020 – Aaron Watson released his single “Silverado Saturday Night”
2019 – Jameson Rodgers made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music Hall of Famer Jean Shepard passed away in Nashville
2012 – Jake Owen released his Endless Summer EP
2012 – Taylor Swift released her single “Begin Again”
2007 – Rascal Flatts released their album Still Feels Good
2005 – Jake Owen signed his record label deal with RCA Records
1999 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Somethin’ Like That”

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