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This Date in Country Music History – June 12th

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Terri Clark

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Gabby Barrett released her song “Glory Days”
2022 – Toby Keith revealed that he had been fighting stomach cancer for the past 6 months
2021 – Thomas Rhett and his father Rhett Akins played the Grand Ole Opry together for the first time
2012 – Josh Turner released his Punching Bag album
2012 – Eden Edge‘s self-titled debut album was released
2007 – Toby Keith released his Big Dog Daddy album
2004 – Terri Clark becomes the first Canadian-born woman to join the Grand Ole Opry
1965 – Tex Ritter joined the Grand Ole Opry
1954 – Ferlin Husky joined the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – The Band Perry’s Neil Perry proposed to Sofia Sclafani
2020 – Craig Wayne Boyd and his wife welcomed a new baby boy
2015 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry legend Little Jimmy Dickens passed away
1998 – John Rich parted ways with Lonestar. After a brief solo career, he became half of Big & Rich
1974 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Tex Ritter died of a heart attack
1968 – Merle Haggard released his album Sing Me Back Home

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This Date in Country Music History

2015 – Tim McGraw released his album Damn Country Music
2015 – Old Dominion released their debut album Meat and Candy
2013 – Florida Georgia Line took home 2 CMA Awards – Duo of the Year and Single of the Year for “Cruise”
2012 – Kenny Chesney’s single “Come Over” was certified platinum
2012 – Miranda Lambert’s single “Over You” was certified platinum
2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson passed away from lung cancer
2007 – Little Big Town released their album A Place To Land
2006 – George Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Brooks & Dunn took home 3 CMA Awards – Vocal Duo, Single, and Music Video
2004 – Phil Vassar scored a #1 hit with “In a Real Love”
2003 – 99.9 Kiss Country (WKIS – Miami)’s Gator locked himself in the studio and played nothing but Toby Keith for 4 hours after Keith got shut out at the CMA Awards despite 7 nominations
2002 – Porter Wagoner was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2002 – Alan Jackson took home 5 CMA Awards – Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single, and Song of the Year
2001 – George Strait released his album The Road Less Traveled
1993 – The Reba McEntire & Linda Davis duet “Does He Love You” topped the charts
1964 – Tex Ritter was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1948 – Little Jimmy Dickens became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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William Lee Golden

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!