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This Date in Country Music History – January 27th

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This Date in Country Music History

2025 – George Birge released his song “It Won’t Be Long”
2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
2023 – Tyler Hubbard released his self-titled debut solo album
2021 – The Chris Young Cafe was opened at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro
2021 – Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement
2020 – Kane Brown’s single “Heaven” was certified Quintuple Platinum, as was his duet “What Ifs” with Lauren Alaina
2017 – Lauren Alaina released her album Road Less Traveled
2017 – Brantley Gilbert released his album The Devil Don’t Sleep
2010 – Carrie Underwood‘s single “Cowboy Casanova” was certified platinum
2007 – Rodney Atkins scored a #1 hit with “Watching You”
2001 – The Dixie Chicks scored a #1 hit with “Without You”
1998 – The Dixie Chicks released their debut album Wide Open Spaces
1998 – Shania Twain released her single “You’re Still The One”
1998 – Wade Hayes released his album When The Wrong One Loves You Right
1967 – Waylon Jennings made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1956 – Elvis Presley released his single “Heartbreak Hotel”

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This Date in Country Music History

2019 – Mark Wills was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2011 – Steel Magnolia released their self-titled debut album
2003 – Mark Wills topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “19 Somethin'”
1997 – Wade Hayes made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1997 – Kevin Sharp scored a #1 hit with “Nobody Knows”
1988 – George Strait released his single “Famous Last Words of a Fool”
1986 – Mel McDaniel became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:38:31 +0000

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys announced his retirement
2019 – Steve Ripley, the lead singer of The Tractors, passed away due to cancer in Oklahoma
2018 – LANco’s single “Greatest Love Story” was certified Platinum
2018 – Eric Church’s album Mr. Misunderstood was certified Platinum
2018 – The #’s were in: Chris Stapleton had 2017’s top selling album with From a Room: Volume 1, while Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” was the most downloaded and most streamed single of the year
2000 – George Strait released his single “The Best Day”
1995 – Rhett Akins released his debut album A Thousand Memories
1995 – Wade Hayes released his debut album Ole Enough to Know Better
1995 – Trisha Yearwood released her single “Thinkin’ About You”

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Country Music News and Videos

2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – April 4th, 2023
2022 – Lauren Alaina parted ways with Mercury Records
2022 – HCM Daily News – April 4th, 2022
2020 – HCM Daily News – April 4th, 2020
2020 – In the aftermath of his passing, Kenny Rogers once again topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart with The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through The Years
2019 – Kenny Chesney‘s single “Get Along” was certified Platinum
2019 – Cole Swindell‘s single “You Should Be Here” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Chris Young‘s single “I’m Comin’ Over” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown‘s single “Heaven” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kane Brown‘s self-titled debut album was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves‘ single “Follow Your Arrow” was certified Platinum
2018 – Kacey Musgraves‘ album Same Trailer Different Park was certified Platinum
2011 – Jason Aldean released his single “Dirt Road Anthem”
2006 – Rascal Flatts released their album Me And My Gang
2006 – Toby Keith released his single “It’s a Little Too Late”
1998 – Trisha Yearwood topped the charts with “A Perfect Love”
1987 – George Strait topped the charts with “Ocean Front Property”
1959 – Bill Anderson made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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