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This Date in Country Music History – May 7th

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Jake Owen

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Country legend Mickey Gilley passed away
2021 – Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall released their album The Marfa Tapes
2016 – Sturgill Simpson scored a #1 album with A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
2013 – Lady Antebellum released their album Golden
2013 – The Pistol Annies released their album Annie Up
2012 – Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in his hometown of Vero Beach, FL
2007 – LeAnn Rimes released her single “Nothin’ Better To Do”
2004 – Scotty Emerick made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2002 – Kellie Coffey released her debut album When You Lie Next To Me
1998 – Eddie Rabbitt passed away from lung cancer
1996 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Politics, Religion, and Her
1994 – Clint Black scored a #1 hit with his single “Good Run of Bad Luck”
1991 – Travis Tritt released his hit single “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”
1949 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Lovesick Blues”

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Eric Church

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Miranda Lambert released her song “Wranglers”
2021 – Justin Moore released his duet “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter
2011 – Shania Twain‘s autobiography, “From This Moment On” is released
2011 – Colt Ford‘s Every Chance I Get album is released
2010 – Historical flooding occurs in Nashville when the Cumberland River overflows. The Grand Ole Opry stage is two feet underwater, the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame is 5 feet under water, and Julie Roberts has to be rescued by boat from the 2nd floor of her home.
2010 – Sammy Kershaw announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the state of Louisiana
2006 – Ricky Van Shelton announces his retirement from Country Music
2006 – Chris Young is signed to a record label deal with RCA Records
2005 – Keith Anderson‘s debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2004 – On his 27th birthday, Eric Church is offered a record label deal with Capitol Records
1986 – Dolly Parton opens up her theme park, Dollywood
1947 – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop opens in Nashville

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This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Taylor Swift topped the country album chart with her album Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
2020 – Harold Reid of The Statler Brothers passed away due to kidney failure
2015 – Michael Ray made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2015 – The George Jones Museum opened in Nashville, TN
2012 – Lee Brice released his album Hard 2 Love
2012 – Kip Moore released his album Up All Night
2001 – Tim McGraw released his album Set This Circus Down
1999 – Jessica Andrews made her Grand Ole Opry debut
1993 – Sammy Kershaw topped the charts with “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful”
1991 – Garth Brooks took home 6 ACM Awards: Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Song, Single, and Video

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings”
2021 – Luke Combs scored a #1 single with “Better Together”
2021 – Rhonda Vincent was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2020 – Cody Johnson’s single “On My Way To You” was certified Platinum
2020 – Dan + Shay’s single “From the Ground Up” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Jessica Andrews gave birth to a son
2017 – Keith Urban released his duet with Carrie Underwood titled “The Fighter”
2014 – Garth Brooks performed on Jay Leno’s final Tonight Show
2010 – Sammy Kershaw was announced as the newest member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
2007 – Jason Michael Carroll released his debut album Waitin’ in the Country
2001 – Diamond Rio released their album One More Day
1998 – Michael Peterson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1976 – Ronnie Milsap became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1971 – Dolly Parton scored her first career #1 hit with “Joshua”
1960 – George Hamilton IV became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:02:54 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Drew Baldridge released his single “Tough People”
2022 – Russell Dickerson released his self-titled album
2017 – Jessie James Decker scored a #1 album with Southern Girl City Lights
2015 – Eric Church released his album Mr. Misunderstood. It went on to win the 2016 CMA Award for Best Album.
2008 – Brad Paisley released his album Play
2006 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 hit with “Every Mile a Memory”
2005 – Danielle Peck made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2003 – Toby Keith released his album Shock’n Y’all
1997 – Mindy McCready released her album If I Don’t Stay the Night
1997 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Labor of Love
1995 – Bryan White made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1989 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Ace In The Hole”
1978 – Barbara Mandrell scored her first career #1 hit with “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed”
1968 – Glen Campbell released his album Wichita Lineman

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