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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Longtime Grand Ole Opry guitarist Jimmy Capps passed away
  • 2018 – Florida Georgia Line released their single “Simple”
  • 2000 – John Rich made his Grand Ole Opry debut as a solo artist
  • 1999 – Lonestar released their Lonely Grill album, which featured the mega-hit “Amazed”
  • 1999 – Brad Paisley‘s debut album, Who Needs Pictures, was released
  • 1991 – Diamond Rio scores their first career #1 with “Meet in the Middle”
  • 1975 – Willie Nelson‘s Red Headed Stranger album was released
  • 1974 – Ronnie Milsap scored his first career #1 hit with the Eddie Rabbitt penned “Pure Love”
  • 1964 – Dolly Parton moved to Nashville the day after graduating high school

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  • 2009 – Montgomery Gentry was invited by Charlie Daniels to join the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2009 – Jason Aldean released his single “Big Green Tractor”
  • 2007 – Billy Currington hit #1 with “Good Directions” – a song written by Luke Bryan
  • 2004 – Toby Keith dominates the ACM Awards, taking home 4 trophies:  Entertainer of the Year, Top Male Vocalist, Album of the Year (Shock’n Y’all), and Video of the Year (“Beer for My Horses” w/ Willie Nelson)
  • 2000 – Phil Vassar made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1933 – Jimmie Rodgers, who would become the first person inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, passed away

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  • 2024 – Luke Combs released his song “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
  • 2024 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Hang Tight Honey”
  • 2022 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Heart Like a Truck”
  • 2020 – Jon Pardi released his single “Heartache Medication”
  • 2017 – Willie Nelson scored a #1 album with God’s Problem Child
  • 2016 – Blake Shelton released his album If I’m Honest
  • 2015 – HCM Daily Country Music News Update – Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
  • 2009 – Craig Morgan released his single “Bonfire”
  • 2008 – Julianne Hough released her debut, self-titled album
  • 2006 – Jack Ingram scored his first career #1 hit with “Wherever You Are”
  • 2003 – Jeff Bates‘ debut album Rainbow Man is released
  • 2000 – Faith Hill hit #1 with her single “The Way You Love Me”
  • 1997 – Sara Evans released her debut album Three Chords and the Truth
  • 1995 – Mark Chesnutt hit #1 with “Gonna Get a Life”
  • 1980 – Alabama released their album My Home’s In Alabama

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Jelly Roll released his duet “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson
  • 2023 – Bailey Zimmerman released his album Religiously:  The Album
  • 2018 – Jordan Davis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2018 – Keith Urban scored a #1 album with Graffiti U
  • 2007 – Mel Tillis was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Bill Anderson
  • 2007 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “Stand”
  • 1998 – Tracy Byrd‘s I’m From the Country album was released
  • 1992 – Martina McBride‘s debut album The Time Has Come was released
  • 1990 – Travis Tritt scored his first career #1 song with “Help Me Hold On”
  • 1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson hit #1 on the singles chart with “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Cole Swindell announced his engagement to Courtney Little
  • 2020 – Morgan Wallen’s single “Whiskey Glasses” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2020 – Tim McGraw released his single “I Called Mama”
  • 2020 – Jordan Davis released his single “Almost Maybes”
  • 2019 – Luke Combs released his single “Beer Never Broke My Heart”
  • 2015 – Jessie James Decker made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2008 – Country Music Hall of Famer Eddy Arnold passed away in Franklin, TN
  • 2004 – Keith Urban topped the charts with “You’ll Think of Me”
  • 2001 – Billy Gilman released his album Dare to Dream
  • 1982 – Willie Nelson scored a #1 hit with “Always On My Mind”
  • 1961 – Faron Young topped the charts with “Hello Walls”

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