This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

• Randy Rogers Band Announces Show at the Ryman Auditorium
• Lineup Announced for 2026 Country Thunder Arizona
• Lyric Video:  “Smoke” by Jamey Johnson & Riley Green
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
• George Strait Adds Second Lubbock, TX Concert
• Callie Twisselman to Make Grand Ole Opry Debut
• Drew Baldridge Announces Baby #2 on the Way
• Josh Turner Announces 2026 This Country Music Thing Tour
• Lineup Announced for Country Concert ’26
• Brett Young Announces 2026 2.0 Tour Dates
• Music Video:  “It All Adds Up” by Trace Adkins
• Lyric Video:  “God Winks” by Annie Bosko w/ Amy Grant
• Music Video:  “Tulsa Time” by Kaitlin Butts
• Music Video:  “Come Home to You” by Emily Ann Roberts
• Lyric Video:  “Bought a Boat” by Brian Kelley
• Audio: “Broken Boy” by Diamond Dixie

This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Hank Williams Jr, Marty Stuart and Dean Dillon were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2020 – Jon Pardi got married to Summer Duncan
• 2019 – Sam Hunt was arrested for a DUI in Nashville
• 2016 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Peter Pan” was certified Platinum
• 1998 – Kevin Sharp made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1995 – Garth Brooks released his album Fresh Horses
• 1992 – Alabama scored a #1 hit with “I’m In A Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)”
• 1981 – Hank Williams Jr scored a #1 hit with “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)”

Today’s Birthdays

• Jean Shepard (d)
• Kelsi Osborn (SheDAISY)
• Lisa McCarter
• Teresa McCarter

Today’s New Albums

• Ernest – Live from the South
• Tyler Rich – Poppy & Iris

Today’s New Singles

• Back in the Bottle – Randy Houser
• Hell or High Whiskey – Hayden Haddock
• How Do I Let You Go – Parmalee

Today’s Photo Flashback

• None Today

This Week’s Notable Events

• St. Pete Country Fest – St. Petersburg, FL – Nov 21, 2025
• Clay Walker’s Band Against MS Gala – Houston, TX – Nov 22, 2025
• St. Pete Country Fest – St. Petersburg, FL – Nov 22, 2025
• Keith Anderson – Fairfield, IA – Nov 22, 2025 – 7:30 pm
• St. Pete Country Fest – St. Petersburg, FL – Nov 23, 2025
• Tracy Lawrence’s 20th Anniversary Mission Possible Turkey Fry & Concert – Nashville, TN – Nov 25, 2025
• A Songwriter Night 4 the Kids – Hendersonville, TN – Nov 25, 2025 – 7:00 pm

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This Date in Country Music History

• 2013 – Dierks Bentley opened a bar in Scottsdale, AZ called Whiskey Row
• 2002 – A “Welcome to New Franklin, hometown of country star Sara Evans” sign is dedicated to the singer in Missori
• 1992 – Wynonna Judd scored a #1 hit with “I Saw the Light”
• 1981 – Barbara Mandrell topped the charts with “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool”
• 1973 – Willie Nelson hosts his first annual 4th of July Picnic
• 1965 – B.J. Thomas signed his first recording contract with Pacemakers Records
• 1776 – The Declaration of Independence was signed, signaling the birth of America, home of country music!

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Today’s Photo Flashback

• Grayson Rogers Band – 7/4/13 – Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral, FL

We originally posted this in January, but are now updating it with her updated list of tour dates.