HCM Daily Country Music News – November 4th, 2024

 Posted by at 11:36 pm on November 4, 2024
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Russell Dickerson released his self-titled album
  • 2017 – Jessie James Decker scored a #1 album with Southern Girl City Lights
  • 2015 – Eric Church released his album Mr. Misunderstood.  It went on to win the 2016 CMA Award for Best Album.
  • 2008 – Brad Paisley released his album Play
  • 2006 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 hit with “Every Mile a Memory”
  • 2005 – Danielle Peck made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2003 – Toby Keith released his album Shock’n Y’all
  • 1997 – Mindy McCready released her album If I Don’t Stay the Night
  • 1997 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Labor of Love
  • 1995 – Bryan White made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1989 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Ace In The Hole”
  • 1978 – Barbara Mandrell scored her first career #1 hit with “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed”
  • 1968 – Glen Campbell released his album Wichita Linema

Today’s Birthdays

  • Kim Forester (The Forester Sisters)

Today’s New Albums

  • None Today

Today’s New Singles

Today’s Photo Flashback

  • None Today

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Ricky Skaggs Announces 2024 Christmas Tour Dates

 Posted by at 11:10 pm on November 4, 2024
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Ricky Skaggs | Photo Courtesy of Skaggs Family Records

Fifteen-time GRAMMY® winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs today announced his 2024 holiday tour: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Christmas. Skaggs and his ace band Kentucky Thunder hit the tour trail this December with thirteen Christmas concerts across the nation.

Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will perform in Nashville, TN, Tucson, AZ, Huntington, WV, Richmond, KY, Jim Thorpe, PA, Louisville, KY, Knoxville, TN and more (full tour schedule below).

The show will feature songs both old and new as Skaggs and his band perform their own perfect blend of tight harmony in their refreshing acoustic style.

“This is my favorite time of the year,” explains Skaggs. “Not only do we celebrate the birth of the Savior, we also get to play some really fun music. I hope you will come out and see one of our Kentucky Thunder Christmas shows. It’s a joyful time. You’ll love it.”

Concertgoers can expect to hear bluegrass tune “Christmas Time’s A Comin,'” along with a rendition of “New Star Shining,” a hit song for Skaggs and James Taylor. Beloved classic songs “Silent Night,” “Deck the Halls,” and “Let it Snow” are part of the show, along with many other special Christmas melodies. Included in this seasonal show are sing-a-longs, rounding out an exclusive assortment of holiday favorites.

For ticketing information, visit rickyskaggs.com/tour.

Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Christmas Tour Dates:

Dec. 5 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
Dec. 6 – Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 10 – Richmond, KY – EKU Center for the Arts
Dec. 11 – Newport News, VA – Ferguson Center for the Arts
Dec. 12 – Huntington, WV – Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Dec. 13 – Wheeling, WV – The Capitol Theatre
Dec. 14 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
Dec. 15 – Marietta, OH – Peoples Bank Theatre
Dec. 18 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
Dec. 19 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre
Dec. 20 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace
Dec. 21 – Germantown, TN – Germantown Performing Arts Center
Dec. 22 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium

HCM Daily Country Music News – November 1st, 2024

 Posted by at 5:42 pm on November 1, 2024
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Bobbie Gentry, Steve Earle, Kent Blazy, Brett James and Spooner Oldham were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • 2019 – Temecula Road made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2019 – Miranda Lambert released her album Wildcard
  • 2013 – The Swon Brothers were signed to a record label deal by Arista
  • 2011 – Miranda Lambert released her album Four the Record
  • 1980 – Waylon Jennings scored a #1 hit with “Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys)”

Today’s Birthdays

Today’s New Albums

  • Bellamy Brothers – Double Dog Dare
  • Cody Johnson – Leather Deluxe Edition
  • David Nail – A Campfire Christmas
  • David Tucker – David Tucker (EP)
  • John PayCheck – More Days Behind
  • MoJo Brothers – Cowboy Ride (EP)
  • Preston James – White Trash From Way Back (EP)
  • Sam Barber – Restless Mind
  • West of Texas – Hot Motel Nights
  • Willie Nelson – Last Leaf on the Tree

Today’s New Singles

  • Call Me Crazy – Ron Barrett
  • Cheap – Chris Janson
  • Easy to Get Under – Natalie Murphy
  • God Bless the U.S.A. – Lee Greenwood w/ Drew Jacobs
  • Good Thing Going On – The Woods
  • Hate You Too – Kolby Cooper
  • Highway – Cooper Hamilton
  • Money Blown – Dalton D’Rich
  • Party on 95 – Matt Oakley
  • Through the Night – Piper Butcher
  • Two Steps at a Time – Eli Locke
  • What in the Trunk – Kelli Belles

Today’s Photo Flashback

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This Week’s Notable Events

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HCM Daily Country Music News – October 31st, 2024

 Posted by at 1:32 pm on October 31, 2024
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Lily Pearl Black made her Grand Ole Opry debut when her father Clint Black brought her out to perform “Temporary Home”
  • 2006 – Kellie Pickler released her debut album Small Town Girl
  • 2000 – Jamie O’Neal released her debut album Shiver
  • 1998 – Shania Twain topped the charts with “Honey, I’m Home

Today’s Birthdays

Today’s New Albums

  • None Today

Today’s New Singles

  • None Today

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  • None Today

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