This Date in Country Music History
- 2016 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 album with his 10-disc The Ultimate Collection
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Luke Bryan
This Date in Country Music History
- 2017 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with What Makes You Country
- 2016 – Dailey & Vincent were invited to become the next members of the Grand Ole Opry
- 1950 – Lefty Frizzell made his Grand Ole Opry debut
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Dec 292025
Alan Jackson
This Date in Country Music History
- 2020 – Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters passed away
- 2013 – Taylor Swift was named Tennessean of the Year by The Tennessean newspaper
- 2001 – Alan Jackson topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with his hit “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”
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Dec 282025
LeAnn Rimes
This Date in Country Music History
- 2020 – Runaway June’s Jennifer Wayne got engaged to Austin Moody
- 2019 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 album with Fully Loaded: God’s Country
- 2002 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “She’ll Leave You With a Smile”
- 1998 – Lee Ann Womack released her single “I’ll Think of a Reason Later”
- 1996 – LeAnn Rimes scored a #1 hit with “One Way Ticket (Because I Can)”
- 1985 – The Judds scored a #1 hit with “Have Mercy”
- 1964 – Buck Owens released his single “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”
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Dec 272025
This Date in Country Music History
- 2016 – Arlington, TX celebrated Maren Morris Day
- 2014 – Carrie Underwood scored a #1 album with Greatest Hits: Decade #1
- 1994 – Ricky Van Shelton’s album Greatest Hits Plus was certified Platinum
- 1986 – Hank Williams Jr. scored a #1 single with a remake of “Mind Your Own Business”
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