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This Date in Country Music History – February 22nd

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “How Not To” was certified Platinum for sales of 1 million digital downloads
2016 – Country Music Hall of Famer Sonny James passed away in Nashville
2011 – Garth Brooks is announced as an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
2003 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 hit with “The Baby”
2000 – Phil Vassar released his self-titled debut album
1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Hillbilly Shoes”
1997 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “A Man This Lonely”
1994 – Rick Trevino released his self-titled debut English album
1968 – June Carter said yes to Johnny Cash when he asked her to marry him while on stage in London, Ontario

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Steve Holy

This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Dan + Shay scored a #1 single for the first of four weeks with “Tequila”
2019 – Cody Johnson scored a #1 album with Ain’t Nothin’ To It
2018 – The Montgomery Gentry album Here’s To You was released
2018 – Mike and the Moonpies released their album Steak Night at the Prairie Rose
2013 – The Henningsens made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2002 – Steve Holy scored his first career #1 hit with “Good Morning Beautiful”
1999 – Jessica Andrews released her debut single “I Will Be There For You”
1995 – Tracy Byrd released his single “The Keeper of the Stars”
1991 – Paul Overstreet topped the charts with “Daddy’s Come Around”
1974 – Dolly Parton scored a #1 hit with “Jolene”
1957 – Sonny James topped the charts with “Young Love”

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Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

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