Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthday(s)!
- Del Gray (Little Texas)
- Ricky Nelson (d)
May 082025
May 072025
Jake Owen
This Date in Country Music History
- 2022 – Country legend Mickey Gilley passed away
- 2021 – Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall released their album The Marfa Tapes
- 2016 – Sturgill Simpson scored a #1 album with A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
- 2013 – Lady Antebellum released their album Golden
- 2013 – The Pistol Annies released their album Annie Up
- 2012 – Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in his hometown of Vero Beach, FL
- 2007 – LeAnn Rimes released her single “Nothin’ Better To Do”
- 2004 – Scotty Emerick made his Grand Ole Opry debut
- 2002 – Kellie Coffey released her debut album When You Lie Next To Me
- 1998 – Eddie Rabbitt passed away from lung cancer
- 1996 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Politics, Religion, and Her
- 1994 – Clint Black scored a #1 hit with his single “Good Run of Bad Luck”
- 1991 – Travis Tritt released his hit single “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”
- 1949 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Lovesick Blues”
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May 072025
Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthday(s)!
- Russell Dickerson
May 062025
Randy Owen of Alabama
This Date in Country Music History
- 2022 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
- 2022 – Kane Brown released his song “Like I Love Country Music”
- 2016 – Cole Swindell released his album You Should Be Here
- 2016 – Keith Urban released his album Ripcord
- 2014 – Hunter Hayes released his album Storyline
- 2013 – The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban premieres
- 2013 – The video for “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and the Pistol Annies premieres
- 2013 – The video for “Point At You” by Justin Moore premieres
- 2006 – Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles hold the #1 song in Country Music with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
- 1996 – George Jones‘ autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All was released
- 1985 – Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Roll On) at the ACM Awards
- 1985 – George Strait‘s single “The Fireman” was released
- 1982 – Alabama‘s single “Take Me Down” was released
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May 062025
Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthday(s)!
- Ian Munsick