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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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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – John Morgan released his duet “Friends Like That” with Jason Aldean
2022 – Jason Aldean released his album Macon, Georgia
2021 – Delbert McClinton announced his retirement
2014 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2014: Ronnie Milsap, Mac Wiseman, and Hank Cochran
2013 – Hunter Hayes released his single “I Want Crazy”
2008 – Phil Vassar released his album Prayer of a Common Man
2000 – Amy Grant made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – George Strait topped the charts with “The Best Day”
1997 – Anita Cochran released her debut album Back To You
1997 – George Strait released his album Carrying Your Love With Me
1995 – John Michael Montgomery topped the charts with “I Can Love You Like That”
1989 – Clint Black made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1989 – Shenandoah topped the charts with “The Church on Cumberland Road”
1950 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Long Gone Lonesome Blues”

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “How Not To” was certified Platinum for sales of 1 million digital downloads
2016 – Country Music Hall of Famer Sonny James passed away in Nashville
2011 – Garth Brooks is announced as an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
2003 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 hit with “The Baby”
2000 – Phil Vassar released his self-titled debut album
1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Hillbilly Shoes”
1997 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “A Man This Lonely”
1994 – Rick Trevino released his self-titled debut English album
1968 – June Carter said yes to Johnny Cash when he asked her to marry him while on stage in London, Ontario

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Walker Hayes released his single “AA”
2021 – Morgan Wallen’s double album Dangerous was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Blanco Brown made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2018 – Jon Pardi’s album California Sunrise was certified platinum
2017 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Mel Tillis passed away at the age of 85
2016 – Brooke Eden made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – Keith Urban scored a #1 hit with “Blue Ain’t Your Color” for the first of 16 weeks on the Billboard charts
2012 – Dustin Lynch released his single “She Cranks My Tractor”
2011 – The Marshall Tucker Band made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2007 – Martina McBride surprised Charlie Daniels with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry
2002 – Shania Twain released her album Up!
1994 – Mary Chapin Carpenter scored a #1 hit with “Shut Up And Kiss Me”

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