Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!
- David Nail
- George Strait
- Joe Bonsall (Oak Ridge Boys) (d)
May 182025
May 172025
Toby Keith
This Date in Country Music History
- 2022 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the class of 2022: Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley and record executive Joe Galante
- 2021 – Chris Stapleton released his song “You Should Probably Leave”
- 2019 – Lady Antebellum released their single “What If I Never Get Over You”
- 2016 – Guy Clark passed away at the age of 74
- 2012 – Taylor Swift donated $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame to fund an education center
- 2005 – Bobby Pinson‘s Man Like Me album is released
- 2005 – Toby Keith‘s Honkytonk University album is released
- 2005 – Cowboy Troy released his debut album Loco Motive
- 2001 – The new Country Music Hall of Fame opened in Nashville
- 1997 – Tammy Wynette made her final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
- 1994 – Kenny Chesney‘s debut album, In My Wildest Dreams, is released
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May 162025
This Week’s Country Music News and Videos
- This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
- Date Set for 59th CMA Awards
- Brothers Osborne Fan Club Party Announced
- Video: Luke Combs Shares Tour and New Music Update
- Vintage Video: “Redneck Woman” by 33 Years
- Smithfield Announces Fan Club Party
- Lyric Video: “Who I’m From” by Craig Morgan
- Lyric Video: “You Were There” by Thompson Square
This Date in Country Music History
- 2024 – The ACM Awards aired live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, TX
- 2021 – Songwriter Patsy Bruce passed away. She co-wrote “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
- 2020 – Kenny Chesney scored a #1 album with Here and Now
- 2009 – David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut
- 1998 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “This Kiss”
- 1988 – Martina McBride married her husband John
- 1980 – Alabama releases their future #1 hit “Tennessee River” as a single
- Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel)
- Rick Trevino
- Scott Reeves (Blue County)
- None Today
- Billy Currington – 5/16/14 – Gulfstream Park for Kiss Country’s Undercover Concert in Hallandale, FL
This Week’s Notable Events
- Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots – Gulf Shores, AL – May 16, 2025
- Boots in the Park – Albuquerque, NM – May 17, 2025
- Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots – Gulf Shores, AL – May 17, 2025
- Boots in the Park – Albuquerque, NM – May 18, 2025
- Morgan Wallen’s Sand in My Boots – Gulf Shores, AL – May 18, 2025
- Tracy Lawrence – Nashville, TN – May 18, 2025
- Tucker Wetmore – Nashville, TN – May 21, 2025
- Kenny Chesney – Las Vegas, NV – May 22, 2025 – 8:00 pm
- Boston Calling – Boston, MA – May 23, 2025
- Eric Church – Nashville, TN – May 23, 2025 – 8:00 pm
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May 162025
Randy Owen of Alabama
This Date in Country Music History
- 2024 – The ACM Awards aired live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, TX
- 2021 – Songwriter Patsy Bruce passed away. She co-wrote “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
- 2020 – Kenny Chesney scored a #1 album with Here and Now
- 2009 – David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut
- 1998 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “This Kiss”
- 1988 – Martina McBride married her husband John
- 1980 – Alabama releases their future #1 hit “Tennessee River” as a single
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May 152025
Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthdays!
- Eddy Arnold (d)
- Josh Ward
- K.T. Oslin (d)
- Kylie Rae Harris (d)