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  • 2023 – Jason Aldean released his song “Try That in a Small Town”
  • 2017 – Rascal Flatts released their album Back to Us
  • 2015 – Kelsea Ballerini released her debut album The First Time
  • 2015 – Luke Bryan released his single “Kick the Dust Up”
  • 2014 – Brantley Gilbert released his album Just As I Am
  • 2013 – Trace Adkins won Celebrity Apprentice
  • 2012 – Thomas Rhett made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2007 – Sugarland topped the charts with their single “Settlin'”
  • 1992 – Billy Ray Cyrus‘ debut album Some Gave All is released
  • 1979 – The Bellamy Brothers hit #1 with their single “If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me”
  • 1973 – A 14 year-old Tanya Tucker scores a #1 hit with “What’s Your Mama’s Name”
  • 1962 – George Jones hits #1 with “She Thinks I Still Care”

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  • 2020 – Lady A’s single “What If I Never Get Over You” was certified Platinum
  • 2019 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single with “Whiskey Glasses”
  • 2016 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Die a Happy Man” was certified double-platinum
  • 2008 – Sugarland swept Song and Single of the Year at the ACM Awards with “Stay”
  • 2004 – Montgomery Gentry released their album You Do Your Thing
  • 1999 – Chely Wright released her album Single White Female
  • 1996 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 single with “My Maria”
  • 1959 – Johnny Horton  topped the charts with “Battle of New Orleans”

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  • 2020 – Luke Bryan released his song “One Margarita”
  • 2020 – Lady Antebellum released their single “Champagne Night”
  • 2019 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 album with Re-Boot
  • 2018 – Sugarland released their single “Babe” featuring Taylor Swift
  • 2018 – Brothers Osborne released their album Port Saint Joe
  • 2010 – Colt Ford released his album Chicken & Biscuits
  • 2004 – John Michael Montgomery released his album Letters From Home
  • 2002 – Toby Keith topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “My List”
  • 1993 – Patty Loveless released her album Only What I Feel
  • 1993 – Joe Diffie released his album Honky Tonk Attitude
  • 1993 – Toby Keith released his self-titled debut album
  • 1992 – Alan Jackson released his single “Midnight in Montgomery”

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Stevie Woodward takes over as the lead singer of Runaway June
  • 2020 – John Prine passed away due to complications from COVID-19
  • 2015 – Kristian Bush of Sugarland released his debut solo album Southern Gravity
  • 2013 – Luke Bryan released his single “Crash My Party”
  • 2009 – Rascal Flatts released their album Unstoppable
  • 2009 – Jason Aldean released his album Wide Open
  • 2001 – Jessica Andrews topped the charts with “Who I Am”
  • 1956 – Carl Perkins topped the charts with “Blue Suede Shoes”

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  • 2024 – Nate Smith released his song “Bulletproof”
  • 2024 – Bri Bagwell released her song “The Rescue”
  • 2018 – Dave Barnes made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2016 – Little Big Town’s single “Girl Crush” was certified double platinum
  • 2010 – Josh Turner released his album Haywire
  • 2009 – Sugarland released their single “It Happens”
  • 1999 – Mark Chesnutt released his album I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
  • 1991 – Mark Chesnutt scored his first career #1 hit with “Brother Jukebox”
  • 1959 – George Jones released his single “White Lightning”

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