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This Date in Country Music History – December 16th

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – LeAnn Rimes was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer on Fox
2017 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 album with The Anthology: Part I, The First Five Years
2017 – The Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line duet “Meant to Be” topped the Billboard Country Singles Chart for the first of 50 weeks
2014 – Craig Wayne Boyd won NBC’s The Voice
2013 – Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Price passed away from pancreatic cancer
2013 – Brantley Gilbert released his single “Bottoms Up“
2008 – Julianne Hough made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Rascal Flatts scored a #1 hit with “My Wish”
2000 – Brad Paisley was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry
2000 – Tim McGraw topped the charts with “My Next Thirty Years”
1991 – Garth Brooks released his single “What She’s Doing Now”
1978 – Kenny Rogers topped the charts with his iconic hit “The Gambler”
1969 – The Johnny Cash & June Carter duet “If I Were A Carpenter” was released

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This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Miss Me More” was certified Platinum
2019 – Dolly Parton Day was declared in Nashville, TN
2016 – Chris Lane released his album Girl Problems
2012 – Jason Aldean headlines a stadium for the first time, selling out a show in Columbus, OH with Luke Bryan
2008 – Heidi Newfield released her debut solo album What Am I Waiting For
2008 – Jamey Johnson released his album That Lonesome Song
2008 – Keith Anderson released his album C’mon!
2005 – Dukes of Hazzard, starring Jessica Simpson and Willie Nelson, debuted in theaters
1996 – Buck Owens, Ray Price, and Patsy Montana were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
1995 – Alan Jackson topped the charts with his single “I Don’t Even Know Your Name”
1989 – Dolly Parton scored a #1 hit with “Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That”
1957 – Patsy Cline released her self-titled debut album

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Rascal Flatts’ single “What Hurts the Most” was certified Six-Times Platinum
2018 – A Thousand Horses’ single “Smoke” was certified Platinum
2012 – Chris Cagle released his album Back in the Saddle
2007 – Lady Antebellum signed their record label deal with Capitol Records
2001 – Lonestar released their album I’m Already There
2000 – Brad Paisley released his single “We Danced”
1989 – Alan Jackson signed his debut recording contract with Arista Records
1963 – Ray Price released his classic hit “Make The World Go Away”

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This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Sam Hunt released his song “Water Under the Bridge”
2018 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 album with The Mountain
2016 – Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley passed away due to skin cancer
2015 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Pageant Material
2015 – Canaan Smith released his debut album Bronco
2009 – Montgomery Gentry officially became members of the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Tracy Lawrence scored a #1 hit with “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
2001 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Already There” that ended up topping the charts for 6 weeks
1977 – Alabama released their debut single, “I Wanna Be With You Tonight”
1956 – Ray Price scored a #1 hit with “Crazy Arms” that held the top spot for 20 weeks!
1952 – Kitty Wells released her single “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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