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This Date in Country Music History – February 5th

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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Toby Keith died at the age of 62 after a battle with stomach cancer
2024 – Dan + Shay released their single “Bigger Houses”
2021 – Dan + Shay released their single “Glad You Exist”
2019 – Hayes Carll made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2019 – The Zac Brown Band signed with BMG
2018 – Brett Young’s single “In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified triple platinum
2016 – Dan + Shay released their single “From The Ground Up”
2013 – Tim McGraw released his album Two Lanes of Freedom
2005 – Brad Paisley topped the charts with “Mud on the Tires”
2001 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “She Couldn’t Change Me”
2000 – The Dixie Chicks scored a #1 hit with “Cowboy Take Me Away”
1994 – John Michael Montgomery topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “I Swear”
1938 – Roy Acuff made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Hal Ketchum passed away from complications due to dementia
2019 – Luke Combs scored a #1 album with What You See Is What You Get
2001 – Confederate Railroad made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1996 – Trace Adkins proposed to his then-girlfriend while making his Grand Ole Opry debut
1996 – Deana Carter scored a #1 hit with “Strawberry Wine”
1992 – Country Music Hall of Famer Roy Acuff died of congestive heart failure
1968 – Tammy Wynette scored a #1 hit with “Stand By Your Man”

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admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:46:02 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Kelsea Ballerini scored a #1 album with Patterns
2019 – Old Dominion scored a #1 album with their self-titled Old Dominion album
2018 – Nicolle Galyon made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – The Band Perry took home CMA Awards for New Artist and Single of the Year
2010 – Blake Shelton released his album Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton
2004 – Kris Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1999 – Faith Hill released her album Breathe
1962 –Roy Acuff became the first living artist to be named to the Country Music Hall of Fame
1956 – Stonewall Jackson made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History

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