This Date in Country Music History – September 17th

 Posted by at 6:05 am on September 17, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Carly Pearce released her album 29:  Written in Stone
  • 2021 – Scotty McCreery released his album Same Truck
  • 2021 – Aaron Watson released his single “Crash Landing”
  • 2021 – Darrin Morris released his single “She’s Gonna Leave a Mark”
  • 2021 – Gary LeVox released his single “Working on Sunday”
  • 2016 – Florida Georgia Line scored a #1 country album with Dig Your Roots
  • 2014 – Long-time Grand Ole Opry member George Hamilton IV passed away in Nashville
  • 2013 – Justin Moore released his album Off The Beaten Path
  • 2013 – Chris Young released his album A.M.
  • 2013 – Billy Currington released his album We Are Tonight
  • 2005 – Brooks & Dunn topped the charts with “Play Something Country”
  • 2001 – Aaron Tippin released his single “Where The Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly”
  • 1977 – Reba McEntire made her Grand Ole Opry debut

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This Date in Country Music History – September 16th

 Posted by at 7:00 am on September 16, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Parker McCollum released his single “What Kinda Man”
  • 2022 – Little Big Town released their album Mr. Sun
  • 2022 – Mitchell Tenpenny released his album This Is The Heavy
  • 2020 – Keith Urban released his duet with P!nk “One Too Many”
  • 2014 – Tim McGraw released his album Sundown Heaven Town
  • 2008 – Darius Rucker released his debut country album Learn to Live
  • 2003 – Sugarland, then a trio, signed with Mercury Records
  • 2003 – Patty Loveless released her album On Your Way Home
  • 2000 – Trisha Yearwood was induced into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
  • 2000 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with “That’s The Way”
  • 1995 – Tim McGraw topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “I Like It, I Love It”
  • 1982 – George Strait released his single “Marina Del Ray”
  • 1948 – Little Jimmy Dickens signed his first recording contract with Columbia Records

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This Date in Country Music History – September 15th

 Posted by at 7:06 am on September 15, 2025
Sep 152025
 

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Brothers Osborne released their self-titled Brothers Osborne album
  • 2023 – Dan + Shay released their album Bigger Houses
  • 2023 – The Dustin Lynch & Jelly Roll duet “Chevrolet” was released
  • 2021 – Kane Brown and Dolly Parton were named as part of Time’s 100 Most Influential People list
  • 2020 – Chris Young’s single “Tomorrow” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2020 – The Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber single “10,000 Hours” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2020 – Chris Stapleton’s single “Fire Away” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2020 – Chris Stapleton’s single “Tennessee Whiskey” was certified 7-times Platinum
  • 2020 – Eric Church’s single “Drink in My Hand” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2020 – Garth Brooks’ album In Pieces was certified Diamond (10 million copies sold)
  • 2020 – Maddie & Tae’s single “Die From a Broken Heart” was certified Platinum
  • 2020 – Chris Young’s singles “Lonely Eyes” and “Voices” were both certified Platinum
  • 2020 – Darius Rucker’s album True Believers was certified Platinum
  • 2020 – Chris Young’s album I’m Comin’ Over was certified Platinum
  • 2019 – “Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns” premiered on PBS
  • 2015 – Florida Georgia Line received platinum certification for their singles “Sun Daze” and “Anything Goes”
  • 2014 – Eric Church released his single “Talladega”
  • 2003 – Miranda Lambert signed her recording contract with Epic Records
  • 2001 – Toby Keith scored a #1 hit with “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight”
  • 1997 – Lila McCann released her single “I Wanna Fall In Love”
  • 1992 – George Strait released the soundtrack album for the movie Pure Country

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