This Date in Country Music History – January 15th

 Posted by at 7:35 am on January 15, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Melba Montgomery passed away
  • 2022 – Country Music Hall of Fame broadcaster Ralph Emery passed away
  • 2019 – Tucker Beathard signed with Warner Bros
  • 2016 – Brothers Osborne released their debut album Pawn Shop
  • 2016 – Hank Williams Jr. released his album It’s About Time
  • 2013 – RCA announced that Tate Stevens was being signed to a recording contract
  • 2010 – Charlie Daniels suffered a minor stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado
  • 2010 – Luke Bryan scored his first Gold Single (sales of 500,000+) for “Do I”
  • 2002 – Alan Jackson released his album Drive
  • 1992 – Johnny Cash was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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This Date in Country Music History – January 14th

 Posted by at 7:52 am on January 14, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Hailey Whitters released her song “Everything She Ain’t”
  • 2022 – Jason Aldean released his song “Trouble with a Heartbreak”
  • 2017 – Tucker Beathard made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2014 – Jennifer Nettles released her album That Girl
  • 2014 – Jon Pardi released his debut album Write You a Song
  • 2006 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “She Let Herself Go”
  • 1995 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Not a Moment Too Soon”
  • 1989 – The Judds scored a #1 hit with “Change of Heart”
  • 1986 – Reba McEntire became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 1985 – George Strait released his single “The Cowboy Rides Away”

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