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Carrie Underwood

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Toby Keith

This Date in Country Music History

2009 – Montgomery Gentry was invited by Charlie Daniels to join the Grand Ole Opry
2009 – Jason Aldean released his single “Big Green Tractor”
2007 – Billy Currington hit #1 with “Good Directions” – a song written by Luke Bryan
2004 – Toby Keith dominates the ACM Awards, taking home 4 trophies: Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year (Shock’n Y’all), and Video of the Year (“Beer for My Horses” w/ Willie Nelson)
2000 – Phil Vassar made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry
1933 – Jimmie Rodgers, who would become the first person inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, passed away

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Montgomery Gentry

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Lady A’s single “What If I Never Get Over You” was certified Platinum
2019 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single with “Whiskey Glasses”
2016 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Die a Happy Man” was certified double-platinum
2008 – Sugarland swept Song and Single of the Year at the ACM Awards with “Stay”
2004 – Montgomery Gentry released their album You Do Your Thing
1999 – Chely Wright released her album Single White Female
1996 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 single with “My Maria”
1959 – Johnny Horton topped the charts with “Battle of New Orleans”

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Blake Shelton

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2023 – Gordon Lightfoot passed away in Toronto, Canada
2022 – A day after Naomi Judd’s passing The Judds, Ray Charles, drummer Eddie Bayers and steel guitarist Pete Drake were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2020 – Kenny Chesney released his album Here and Now
2019 – Eric Church’s single “Springsteen” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2012 – Carrie Underwood released her album Blown Away
2007 – Blake Shelton released his album Pure BS
2007 – Miranda Lambert released her album Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2004 – Trent Willmon made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2001 – Montgomery Gentry released their album Carrying On
1995 – Rhett Akins released his single “That Ain’t My Truck”
1993 – Charley Pride joined the Grand Ole Opry
1993 – Tracy Lawrence topped the charts with “Alibis”
1982 – Alabama topped the charts with “Mountain Music”
1981 – Alabama released their single “Feels Go Right”
1976 – Mickey Gilley hit #1 with “Don’t The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time”

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Merle Haggard

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Gabby Barrett’s single “I Hope” was certified Platinum
2020 – Jason Aldean released his single “Got What I Got”
2020 – Blake Shelton’s singles “Came Here to Forget,” “She’s Got a Way With Words,” and “A Guy With a Girl” were certified Platinum
2020 – Dan + Shay’s single “Tequila” was certified Quintuple Platinum, “Speechless” was certified Quadruple Platinum, and “10,000 Hours” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Jim Glaser passed away due to a heart attack
2018 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Unforgettable” was certified Platinum
2016 – Merle Haggard passed away on his birthday after battling pneumonia
2015 – Steven Tyler signed a country recording contract with Big Machine
2009 – Kenny Chesney released his single “Out Last Night”
2007 – Luke Bryan made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2004 – Blue County released their self-titled debut album
1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their debut album Tattoos & Scars
1998 – Tammy Wynette died in Nashville from a blood clot in her lung
1996 – Wynonna topped the charts with “To Be Loved By You”
1991 – Garth Brooks topped the charts with “Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House”
1990 – George Strait released his single “Love Without End, Amen”

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