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  • 2025 – Tucker Wetmore released his single “3, 2, 1”
  • 2025 – Russell Dickerson released his single “Happen to Me”
  • 2023 – Carrie Underwood released her song “Out of That Truck”
  • 2023 – Tim McGraw released his song “Standing Room Only”
  • 2023 – Thompson Square released their song “Without You”
  • 2017 – Josh Turner released his album Deep South
  • 2017 – Old Dominion released their single “No Such Thing as a Broken Heart”
  • 2009 – Keith Urban released his single “Kiss A Girl”
  • 2007 – Trace Adkins topped the charts with “Ladies Love Country Boys”
  • 2003 – Trace Adkins released his single “Then They Do”
  • 2003 – Darryl Worley released his single “Have You Forgotten?”
  • 2001 – Trick Pony made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2001 – Diamond Rio topped the charts with “One More Day”
  • 1997 – George Strait released his single “One Night At A Time”
  • 1992 – Aaron Tippin released his album Read Between The Lines
  • 1992 – Vince Gill released his album I Never Knew Lonely
  • 1990 – Patty Loveless topped the charts with “Chains”
  • 1983 – Lee Greenwood released his single “I.O.U.”
  • 1973 – Tammy Wynette topped the charts with “Til I Get It Right”
  • 1962 – Porter Wagoner scored his first career #1 hit with “Misery Loves Company”

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  • 2024 – Dierks Bentley released his song “American Girl”
  • 2018 – Cole Swindell released his single “Break Up In The End”
  • 2012 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Good Girl”
  • 2012 – Toby Keith‘s album Clancy’s Tavern was certified gold
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan‘s single “I Don’t Want This Night to End” was certified platinum
  • 2011 – Thompson Square‘s single “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” was certified gold
  • 2010 – Sarah Buxton released her self-titled debut album
  • 2010 – Don Williams, Jimmy Dean, and Ferlin Husky were announced as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s newest class of inductees
  • 2010 – Josh Thompson released his debut album, Way Out Here
  • 2009 – The Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified gold
  • 2009 – Randy Houser released his single “Boots On”
  • 2000 – Sara Evans‘ album No Place That Far became her first gold album
  • 2000 – Lonestar scored their first double-platinum album with Lonely Grill
  • 1996 – George Strait‘s 4-disc boxed set Straight Out of the Box was certified triple platinum
  • 1993 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Hard Workin’ Man
  • 1988 – Hank Williams Jr‘s album Born to Boogie was certified platinum
  • 1985 – Mel McDaniel topped the charts with “Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On”
  • 1959 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”
  • 1957 – Porter Wagoner joined the Grand Ole Opry

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  • 2024 – Jelly Roll released his single “Halfway to Hell”
  • 2024 – Tim McGraw released his song “One Bad Habit”
  • 2021 – Jake Owen made his big screen debut as “Our Friend” debuted in theaters
  • 2013 – Gary Allan released his album Set You Free
  • 2013 – Randy Houser released his album How Country Feels
  • 2013 – Lady Antebellum released their single “Downtown”
  • 2008 – Chuck Wicks released his debut album Starting Now
  • 2007 – Luke Bryan released his debut single “All My Friends Say”
  • 2005 – Darryl Worley scored a #1 hit with “Awful, Beautiful Life”
  • 1994 – Hal Ketchum became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1994 – Tim McGraw released his single “Indian Outlaw”
  • 1955 – Porter Wagoner made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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  • 2015 – Tim McGraw released his album Damn Country Music
  • 2015 – Old Dominion released their debut album Meat and Candy
  • 2013 – Florida Georgia Line took home 2 CMA Awards – Duo of the Year and Single of the Year for “Cruise”
  • 2012 – Kenny Chesney’s single “Come Over” was certified platinum
  • 2012 – Miranda Lambert’s single “Over You” was certified platinum
  • 2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson passed away from lung cancer
  • 2007 – Little Big Town released their album A Place To Land
  • 2006 – George Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2006 – Brooks & Dunn took home 3 CMA Awards – Vocal Duo, Single, and Music Video
  • 2004 – Phil Vassar scored a #1 hit with “In a Real Love”
  • 2003 – 99.9 Kiss Country (WKIS – Miami)’s Gator locked himself in the studio and played nothing but Toby Keith for 4 hours after Keith got shut out at the CMA Awards despite 7 nominations
  • 2002 – Porter Wagoner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2002 – Alan Jackson took home 5 CMA Awards – Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, and Song of the Year
  • 2001 – George Strait released his album The Road Less Traveled
  • 1993 – The Reba McEntire & Linda Davis duet “Does He Love You” topped the charts
  • 1964 – Tex Ritter was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 1948 – Little Jimmy Dickens became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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  • 2022 – Lainey Wilson released her album Bell Bottom Country
  • 2022 – Bryan Martin released his song “We Ride”
  • 2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis passed away at the age of 87
  • 2020 – Billy Joe Shaver passed away from a stroke in Waco, TX
  • 2020 – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani announced their engagement
  • 2016 – Kenny Chesney released his album Cosmic Hallelujah
  • 2008 – Toby Keith‘s album That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy was released
  • 2008 – Joey + Rory released their debut album Life of a Song
  • 2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Porter Wagoner passed away due to lung cancer
  • 2007 – Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, and Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2006 – Heartland scored a #1 hit with their wedding staple “I Loved Her First”
  • 1995 – David Lee Murphy scored a #1 hit with “Dust on the Bottle”
  • 1991 – Tracy Lawrence released his debut album Sticks and Stones
  • 1939 – Bill Monroe made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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