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  • 2024 – Keith Urban released his song “Messed Up As Me”
  • 2023 – Kelsea Ballerini was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
  • 2022 – Parker McCollum won New Male Artist of the Year and Lainey Wilson won New Female Artist of the Year by the ACM
  • 2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
  • 2021 – Richie McDonald Left Lonestar
  • 2016 – Jake Owen released his single “American Country Love Song”
  • 2016 – Joey Feek of Joey + Rory passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer
  • 2014 – Eli Young Band released their album 10,000 Towns
  • 2013 – Brad Paisley released his single “Beat This Summer”
  • 2008 – Alan Jackson released his album Good Time
  • 2006 – Trent Tomlinson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2006 – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton topped the charts with their duet “When I Get Where I’m Going”
  • 1996 – Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl died in Nashville
  • 1983 – George and Nancy Jones got married in Texas
  • 1978 – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”
  • 1967 – Merle Haggard scored his first career #1 hit with “The Fugitive”

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  • 2022 – Warner Mack died in Nashville
  • 2014 – Cole Swindell topped the charts with “Chillin’ It”
  • 2013 – Parmalee made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2011 – Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard, and Bobby Braddock are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2007 – Josh Turner‘s album Your Man was certified double platinum
  • 2007 – Miranda Lambert‘s album Kerosene was certified platinum
  • 2005 – Jamie O’Neal released her album Brave
  • 1990 – Mark Chesnutt signed with MCA Records
  • 1983 – Alabama released their album The Closer You Get
  • 1980 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”
  • 1979 – Conway Twitty released his single “Don’t Take It Away”
  • 1972 – Donna Fargo released her signature hit “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”
  • 1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter got married in Franklin, KY

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  • 2025 – Russell Dickerson released his song “Happen to Me” digitally
  • 2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
  • 2023 – Jordan Davis released his song “Next Thing You Know”
  • 2020 – Taylor Dye (of Maddie & Tae) married Josh Kerr
  • 2020 – Tim McGraw signed with The Big Machine Label Group
  • 2020 – Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay) and his wife welcomed a son
  • 2017 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “One Hell of an Amen” was certified Platinum
  • 2017 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Die a Happy Man” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2015 – A Thousand Horses made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2015 – Sam Hunt topped the Billboard Country chart for the first of 11 weeks with “Take Your Time”
  • 2004 – Toby Keith topped the charts with “American Soldier”
  • 2000 – Chad Brock released his single “Yes!”
  • 2000 – Rascal Flatts released their debut single “Prayin’ For Daylight”
  • 1995 – Mark Chesnutt released his single “Gonna Get a Life”
  • 1976 – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson topped the charts with “Good Hearted Woman”

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