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 Posted by at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024
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Thank you for visiting Hometown Country Music!

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  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
  • Providing hometown artists a platform to get some national exposure alongside today’s stars and legends

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This Date in Country Music History – January 20th

 Posted by at 7:52 am on January 20, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Hardy released his album The Mockingbird & The Crow
  • 2023 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings”
  • 2021 – Garth Brooks, Tyler Hubbard and Tim McGraw performed during President Joe Biden’s inauguration
  • 2009 – Rascal Flatts released their single “Here Comes Goodbye”
  • 2003 – Jimmy Wayne released his debut single “Stay Gone”
  • 2001 – Sara Evans scored a #1 hit with “Born to Fly”
  • 1983 – The Oak Ridge Boys released their album American Made
  • 1973 – Jerry Lee Lewis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1968 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with “Sing Me Back Home”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 19th

 Posted by at 6:27 am on January 19, 2026
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Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2026 – On her 80th birthday, Dolly Parton Day was celebrated by the state of Tennessee
  • 2018 – LANco released their debut album Hallelujah Nights
  • 2018 – Devin Dawson released his debut album Dark Horse
  • 2018 – Brett Eldredge’s single “Wanna Be That Song” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Dustin Lynch’s single “Small Town Boy” was certified Platinum
  • 2016 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Somewhere on a Beach”
  • 2008 – Charlie Daniels became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1985 – Reba McEntire scored a #1 hit with “How Blue”
  • 1974 – Tom T. Hall topped the charts with “I Love”
  • 1963 – Flatts & Scruggs topped the charts with the “The Ballad of Jed Clampett”
  • 1953 – Marty Robbins became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History – January 18th

 Posted by at 7:33 am on January 18, 2026
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Wynonna

Wynonna

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Gabby Barrett gave birth to a daughter
  • 2019 – Cody Johnson released his album Ain’t Nothin’ To It
  • 2018 – Midland’s single “Drinkin’ Problem” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Russell Dickerson’s single “Yours” was certified Platinum
  • 1986 – Dan Seals scored a #1 hit with “Bop”
  • 1985 – The Judds released their single “Girls Night Out”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 17th

 Posted by at 6:45 am on January 17, 2026
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Garth Brooks

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Vince Gill invited Gene Watson to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2020 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Sixteen” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2020 – Little Big Town released their album Nightfall
  • 2020 – Dustin Lynch released his album Tullahoma
  • 2019 – Luke Combs’ single “She Got The Best Of Me” was certified Platinum for sales of over one million
  • 2018 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Woman, Amen”
  • 2013 – Cassadee Pope signed with Republic Nashville
  • 2006 – Gary Allan released his single “Life Ain’t Always Beautiful”
  • 2000 – Garth Brooks was named Artist of the Decade at the American Music Awards
  • 1998 – Tim McGraw topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “Just To See You Smile”
  • 1981 – Eddie Rabbitt scored a #1 hit with “I Love a Rainy Night”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 16th

 Posted by at 7:04 am on January 16, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Aaron Watson was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
  • 2020 – Scotty McCreery’s single “Five More Minutes” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2020 – The Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber collaboration “10,000 Hours” was certified Platinum
  • 2012 – The Zac Brown Band released their single “No Hurry”
  • 2012 – Alan Jackson released his single “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
  • 2010 – Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith passed away in Franklin, TN
  • 2007 – Bucky Covington released his single “A Different World”
  • 1999 – Trisha Yearwood was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Ricky Skaggs
  • 1999 – Alan Jackson topped the charts with his hit “Right on the Money”
  • 1982 – Ronnie Milsap scored a #1 hit with “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”
  • 1975 – B.J. Thomas released his single “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”
  • 1943 – Ernest Tubb made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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