This Date in Country Music History

• 2024 – Megan Moroney released her single “Am I Okay?”
• 2024 – Aaron Watson released his single “Hit the Hay Runnin'”
• 2023 – Oliver Anthony scored a #1 Billboard Country Single with “Rich Men North of Richmond”
• 2022 – The Kenny Chesney & Old Dominion duet “Beer With My Friends” was released.  It would peak at #28 on the Country Aircheck radio airplay chart.
• 2022 – Hardy released his hit duet “Wait in the Truck” with Lainey Wilson
• 2022 – Ingrid Anders released her album Good Person
• 2017 – Brett Eldredge scored a #1 album with his self-titled album Brett Eldredge
• 2016 – Florida Georgia Line released their album Dig Your Roots
• 2016 – Sam Hunt earned a lot of hardware. “Take Your Time” was certified triple platinum, “Break Up In A Small Town,” “Leave The Night On,” and “House Party” were certified double-platinum, and “Make You Miss Me” and “Ex To See” were certified platinum
• 2014 – Brad Paisley released his album Moonshine in the Trunk
• 2013 – The Band Perry released their single “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely”
• 2013 – Dierks Bentley released his single “I Hold On”
• 2008 – The Lost Trailers released their album Holler Back
• 2008 – Jimmy Wayne released his album Do You Believe Me Now
• 2000 – Darryl Worley made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2000 – Pam Tillis officially joined the Grand Ole Opry
• 1997 – Martina McBride released her album Evolution
• 1985 – George Strait released his single “The Chair”
• 1977 – Ronnie McDowell made his Grand Ole Opry debut

HCM Content

• 2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 26th, 2024
• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – August 26th, 2022
• 2022 – Today’s New Music – August 26th, 2022
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – August 26th, 2021
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – August 26th, 2020
• 2014 – This Week’s New Music – August 26th, 2014
• Today’s Birthdays – August 26th

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Mikel Knight – 8/26/11 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL

Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthday(s)!

• Ronnie McDowell

Country Music Headlines

• Four Ronnie McDowell Albums Make Streaming Debut Today

This Date in Country Music History

• 2020 – Darius Rucker released his single “Beers and Sunshine”
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – August 6th, 2020
• 2018 – Chris Young’s album The Man I Want to Be was certified platinum, as were his singles “The I Want To Be” and “Losing Sleep”
• 2016 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler scored a #1 country album with his solo project We’re All Somebody From Somewhere
• 2015 – Country Music Videos – Thursday, August 6th, 2015
• 2015 – This Week’s New Music – August 6th, 2015
• 2015 – HCM Daily Country Music News Update – Thursday, August 6th, 2015
• 2013 – Brett Eldredge‘s debut album Bring You Back was released
• 2011 – The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
• 2009 – Kenny Chesney launched his online radio station, “No Shoes Radio”
• 2003 – Carl Smith and Floyd Cramer are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2002 – Phil Vassar released his American Child album

Today’s Birthdays

• None Today

Today’s New Albums

• Billy Currington – Intuition
• Chris Young – Famous Friends
• Kolby Cooper – Boy from Anderson County (EP)
• Laci Kaye Booth – Laci Kaye Booth (EP)
• Travis Denning – Dirt Road Down (EP)

Today’s New Singles

• Best Thing Since Backroads – Jake Owen
• Hard Time – Cash Creek w/ Larry Stewart
• I Wish – Leah Marie Mason
• Just Drive – Erin Kinsey
• Love Like I Drink – Carter Winter w/ Allie Colleen
• Sin on a Shoestring – Georgia Nevada
• Single at the Same Time – Erin Gibney
• That Kinda Feelin – Eli Rey
• Trucks – Tim Buono
• Wine Drunk – Scooter Brown Band
• Your Momma Still Does – Ashland Craft

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Cecilia Lauren & The Ocoee River Band – 8/6/11 – Gator Shack in Royal Palm Beach, FL
• Emily Brooke – 8/6/11 – Hurricane’s Wings & Grill – Royal Palm Beach, FL

Contests

• Win an Airstream Caravel and a 2021 Ford F-150 – ends 8/6/21
• Win a trip to Nashville to see Blake Shelton in concert – ends 8/13/21
• Win a pair of Justin Boots from Billy Bob’s Texas! Winners chosen monthly – ends 12/31/21

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Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Cover Video: Travis Tritt’s “T-R-O-U-B-L-E” by Eli Mosley
• Video:  “Watching Girls Go By” by Ronnie McDowell
• Facebook Video:  All Cooped Up with Ashley McBryde
• Live Video: “Orphan Train” by 33 Years
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• Cover Video:  Sara Bareilles “Love Song” by Tenille Townes
• Music Video Flashback:  “No Fear” by Terri Clark
• Live Video: “First Time Feeling” by Leah Blevins
• Behind the Scenes of Maddie & Tae’s “Bathroom Floor”
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• Live Video:  “Grew Up On That” by High Valley
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• Live Video:  “On a Roll” by Sugarland
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• Video: “Last Dance At The Old Texas Moon” by Vince Gill
• Video:  “Not That Girl” by Kylie Frey
• Video:  “Holy Water” by Craig Morgan
• Granger Smith’s “How We Change The World”
• Quarantunes #5 with Raul Melo of The Mavericks

This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – Brett Young’s single “Mercy” was certified Double Platinum
• 2017 – Sundance Head made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2016 – “I Saw the Light”, a movie about Hank Williams, debuted in theaters
• 2016 – Margo Price released her album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
• 2015 – The Oak Ridge Boys, The Browns, & Grady Martin were announced as the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2014 – Jerrod Niemann released his album High Noon
• 2014 – Chase Rice made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2013 – Tim McGraw released his duet with Taylor Swift “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Keith Urban on guitar
• 2009 – Dan Seals passed away in Nashville
• 2006 – Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens passed away in California
• 1989 – Reba McEntire topped the charts with “New Fool At An Old Game”

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Ronnie McDowell

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• None Today

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Contests

• Win a trip to meet Old Dominion in Tampa, FL – ends 4/15/20
• Win 2 Tickets and Meet & Greet Passes for Little Big Town – ends 4/24/20
• Win an Autographed Luke Bryan Prize Pack – ends 4/24/20
• Win 2 Tickets and Meet & Greet Passes for LANco – ends 5/1/20

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Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

• Charly McClain
• Dean Dillon
• Kenny Chesney
• Ronnie McDowell