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This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Bailey Zimmerman released his album Different Night Same Rodeo
2022 – Olivia Newton-John, the 1974 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, passed away after a battle with breast cancer
2022 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Gold”
2022 – Tyler Braden released his single “Try Losing One”
2019 – Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert’s duet “Drowns the Whiskey” was certified Platinum
2018 – Trace Adkins’ singles “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and “You’re Gonna Miss This” were certified Double Platinum. His single “Ladies Love Country Boys” was certified Platinum.
2017 – Glen Campbell passed away at the age of 81
2015 – Tracy Byrd was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
2015 – Connie Smith celebrated her 50th anniversary at the Grand Ole Opry
2009 – Steel Magnolia wins the TV show “Can You Duet”
2008 – Toby Keith‘s movie “Beer For My Horses” debuts in theaters
2006 – Steve Holy released his album Brand New Girlfriend
1998 -The Dixie Chicks scored their first career #1 hit with “There’s Your Trouble”
1995 – Terri Clark‘s self-titled debut album was released
1987 – Reba topped the charts with her single “One Promise Too Late”

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2021 – Walker Hayes scored a #1 single with “Fancy Like”
2021 – Dylan Scott released his song “New Truck”
2021 – Jason Aldean released his duet with Carrie Underwood called “If I Didn’t Love You”
2020 – The Eli Young Band’s single “Love Ain’t” was certified Platinum
2020 – Carrie Underwood’s singles “Something in the Water,” “Two Black Cadillacs,” and “Church Bells” were certified Double Platinum; “Good Girl” was certified Triple Platinum; and “Little Toy Guns” was certified Platinum.
2013 – Miranda Lambert’s single “The House that Built Me” earned double-platinum status
2013 – The Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood duet “Remind Me” earned double-platinum status
2013 – Jason Aldean’s single “Amarillo Sky” earned platinum status
2005 – Toby Keith topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “As Good As I Once Was”
2002 – Toby Keith released his Unleashed album
2002 – Joe Nichols released his debut album Man With a Memory
1994 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “Summertime Blues”
1988 –Vern Gosdin scored a #1 hit with “Set ‘Em Up Joe”
1986 – Randy Travis released his single “Diggin’ Up Bones”
1983 – The Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard duet “Pancho and Lefty” topped the charts as the #1 single

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2024 – Zach Bryan topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart with The Great American Bar Scene
2018 – Charles “Chip” Esten made his 100th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
2015 – Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were granted a divorce in Oklahoma
2002 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)”
1996 – Ricochet scored a #1 hit with “Daddy’s Money”
1968 – Johnny Cash landed at #1 one with his hit “Folsom Prison Blues”

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2023 – Warren Zeiders released his song “Pretty Little Poison”
2020 – Brett Eldredge released his album Sunday Drive
2020 – Morgan Wallen’s ex-fiancee gave birth to their son
2017 – Brett Eldredge earned a platinum single for “Drunk On Your Love”
2017 – Miranda Lambert scored a platinum album with The Weight of These Wings
2016 – Dierks Bentley’s longtime canine companion, Jake, passed away
2014 – Garth Brooks announced his un-retirement with plans for a new album and tour
2013 – Randy Travis underwent emergency brain surgery after suffering a stroke
2012 – Zac Brown Band released their album Uncaged
2012 – Hank Williams Jr. released his album Old School, New Rules
2012 – Kix Brooks made his solo debut on the Grand Ole Opry
2010 – Carrie Underwood married NHL player Mike Fisher
2004 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “Whiskey Girl”
2000 – George Strait released his single “Go On”
1995 – Toby Keith released his single “Big Ol’ Truck”
1993 – John Anderson scored a #1 hit with “Money In The Bank”

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