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This Date in Country Music History – March 4th

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:40:47 +0000

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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admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:20:26 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Jake Owen announced his engagement to Erica Hartlein
2019 – Leroy Van Dyke was inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame
2012 – Glen Campbell performed the final concert of his career before retiring due to Alzheimer’s
2002 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “These Days”
1995 – Martina McBride became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1940 – Minnie Pearl made her Grand Ole Opry debut

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admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:56:27 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Riley Green released his album Ain’t My Last Rodeo
2017 – Carly Pearce released her album Every Little Thing
2017 – Russell Dickerson released his debut album Yours
2016 – Garth Brooks released his single “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance”
2001 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “Where I Come From”
1998 – Chad Brock released his self-titled debut album
1993 – Kenny Chesney released his debut single “Whatever It Takes”
1989 – The Charlie Daniels Band released their album Simple Man
1986 – Reba McEntire won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year
1980 – George Jones won the CMA Award for Male Vocalist and Single of the Year for “He Stopped Loving Her Today”
1975 – Minnie Pearl was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1975 – Charlie Rich lit the envelope on fire when John Denver won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award

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admin — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:43:18 +0000

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!