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This Date in Country Music History – May 19th

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Thomas Rhett

This Date in Country Music History

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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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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admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:08:51 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Zach Top released his album Cold Beer & Country Music
2023 – Elle King made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2022 – Dierks Bentley, Bobby Bare, Connie Smith and Keb’ Mo’ are inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville
2021 – Joe Nichols announced that he signed with the Quartz Hill label
2019 – Reba McEntire released her album Stronger Than the Truth
2019 – Brooks & Dunn released their album Re-Dunn
2017 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2017 as Don Schlitz, Jerry Reed, and Alan Jackson
2011 – Craig Campbell released his self-titled debut album
2010 – Blake Shelton released his single “All About Tonight”
2008 – Kid Rock released his single “All Summer Long”
2003 – Darryl Worley topped the charts for the first of 7 weeks with “Have You Forgotten?”
1997 – Trace Adkins scored his first career #1 hit with “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”
1994 – Country Weekly made it’s debut on newsstands

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Trace Adkins

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – “Convoy” singer C.W. McCall passed away
2022 – Thomas Rhett released his album Where We Started
2021 – Charlie Worsham’s wife gave birth to their son
2020 – Dolly Parton announced that she was donating $1 million towards COVID-19 research
2017 – Josh Turner scored a #1 album with Deep South
2016 – Jason Aldean released his single “Lights Come On”
2014 – Dan + Shay released their debut album Where It All Began
2014 – Josh Thompson released his album Turn It Up
2009 – Zac Brown Band‘s single “Chicken Fried” was certified platinum
2008 – George Strait released his album Troubadour
2008 – Josh Gracin released his album We Weren’t Crazy
2006 – Eric Church made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2003 – Chris Cagle released his album Chris Cagle
2002 – Diamond Rio released their single “Beautiful Mess”
2000 – Yankee Grey made their Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Trace Adkins‘ management team sent his fiancee a $7,500 bill for Trace to sing at his own wedding as an April Fools joke
1989 – George Strait topped the charts with “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”

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admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:38:43 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Chris Young released his album Young Love & Saturday Nights
2024 – Kenny Chesney released his album Born
2024 – Zac Brown Band released their song “Tie Up”
2023 – Brit Taylor made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2021 – Ryan Hurd released his duet “Chasing After You” with Maren Morris
2019 – Gabby Barrett got engaged to Cade Foehner
2018 – Sam Hunt’s single “Body Like a Back Road” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2014 – Eli Young Band topped the Billboard Country Album Charts with 10,000 Towns
2005 – Trace Adkins released his album Songs About Me
2003 – The Dixie Chicks topped the charts with “Travelin’ Solider”
1999 – Tim McGraw released his single “Please Remember Me”
1994 – Tim McGraw released his album Not a Moment Too Soon

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