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This Date in Country Music History

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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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This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Blake Shelton released his song “Texas”
2019 – Lady A released their album Ocean
2018 – Roy Clark passed away due to complications from pneumonia at the age of 85 in Oklahoma
2018 – Carrie Underwood was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
2016 – Crystal Gayle was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Carrie Underwood
2014 – Sam Hunt scored his first career #1 when “Leave The Night On” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart on the same day his album Montevallo also topped the Billboard Country Albums chart
2011 – David Nail released his album The Sound of a Million Dreams
2006 – Jack Ingram released his single “Lips of an Angel”
2005 – The soundtrack for the film Walk the Line was released
2005 – Glen Campbell and Alabama were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2005 – Carrie Underwood released her album Some Hearts
2005 – Big & Rich released their album Comin’ to Your City
2005 – Lee Ann Womack won CMA Awards for Single, Album, and Vocal Event of the Year
2003 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “I Love This Bar”
1980 – Anne Murray topped the charts with “Could I Have This Dance”
1978 – Kenny Rogers released his signature hit “The Gambler”
1975 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way”
1969 – Merle Haggard scored a #1 hit with “Okie From Muskogee”

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