This Date in Country Music History – June 23rd

 Posted by at 7:42 am on June 23, 2025
Jun 232025
 
Tracy Lawrence

Tracy Lawrence

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Sam Hunt released his song “Water Under the Bridge”
  • 2018 – Dierks Bentley scored a #1 album with The Mountain
  • 2016 – Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley passed away due to skin cancer
  • 2015 – Kacey Musgraves released her album Pageant Material
  • 2015 – Canaan Smith released his debut album Bronco
  • 2009 – Montgomery Gentry officially became members of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2007 – Tracy Lawrence scored a #1 hit with “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
  • 2001 – Lonestar scored a #1 hit with “Already There” that ended up topping the charts for 6 weeks
  • 1977 – Alabama released their debut single, “I Wanna Be With You Tonight”
  • 1956 – Ray Price scored a #1 hit with “Crazy Arms” that held the top spot for 20 weeks!
  • 1952 – Kitty Wells released her single “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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This Date in Country Music History – June 22nd

 Posted by at 6:09 am on June 22, 2025
Jun 222025
 
Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Luke Combs scored a #1 album with The Prequel
  • 2018 – Dan + Shay released their self-titled album Dan + Shay
  • 2017 – Sam Hunt’s album Montevallo was certified triple platinum
  • 2002 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Living And Living Well”
  • 1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Lonely and Gone”
  • 1999 – The Dixie Chicks released their single “Ready to Run”
  • 1998 – George Strait released his single “True”
  • 1996 – Tracy Lawrence scored what would be a 3-week #1 hit with his song “Time Marches On”
  • 1993 – Mark Chesnutt released his Almost Goodbye album
  • 1991 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 hit with “The Thunder Rolls”
  • 1974 – Waylon Jennings scored his first career #1 hit with “This Time”
  • 1951 – Hank Williams released his iconic hit “Hey Good Lookin'”
  • 1897 – The balcony of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN is completed to accommodate a Civil War Veterans Convention, earning it the name of the Confederate Gallery

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This Date in Country Music History – June 21st

 Posted by at 7:28 am on June 21, 2025
Jun 212025
 
Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – The Brantley Gilbert & Ashley Cooke duet “Over When We’re Sober” was released
  • 2019 – Aaron Watson released his album Red Bandana
  • 2014 – Grand Ole Opry star Jimmy C. Newman passed away in Tennessee
  • 2014 – Lucy Hale made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2014 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
  • 2011 – Justin Moore released his album Outlaws Like Me
  • 2010 – Miranda Lambert released her single “Only Prettier”
  • 1982 – Kenny Rogers released his single “Love Will Turn You Around”

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HCM Weekly Country Music News – June 20th, 2025

 Posted by at 12:35 pm on June 20, 2025
Jun 202025
 

 

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2018 – Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Roof Top Bar opened in Nashville
  • 2015 – The collaborative album, Django & Jimmie, by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, debuted at #1 on the country albums chart
  • 2014 – Kenny Chesney released his single “American Kids”
  • 2013 – Florida Georgia Line‘s single “Cruise” was certified quadruple platinum
  • 2003 – Miranda Lambert made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2000 – Billy Gilman‘s debut album One Voice was released

Today’s Birthdays

Today’s New Albums

  • Brett Young – 2.0
  • Brian Kelley – Sunshine State of Mind Season Two, Chapter 1
  • Eli Mosley – Summer of ’25:  Doin’ Alright
  • Lukas Nelson – American Romance
  • William Beckmann – Whiskey Lies & Alibis

Today’s New Singles

  • Is This Thing Workin’ – Randy Rogers Band w/ Parker McCollum
  • Keep My Tab Open – Juna N Joey
  • Six Months Later – Megan Moroney
  • The Prophet (Grandaddy’s Song) – Jenna Paulette w/ Ashley McBryde

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This Date In Country Music History – June 20th

 Posted by at 7:41 am on June 20, 2025
Jun 202025
 
Florida Georgia Line

Florida Georgia Line

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Lauren Watkins made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2018 – Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Roof Top Bar opened in Nashville
  • 2015 – The collaborative album, Django & Jimmie, by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, debuted at #1 on the country albums chart
  • 2014 – Kenny Chesney released his single “American Kids”
  • 2013 – Florida Georgia Line‘s single “Cruise” was certified quadruple platinum
  • 2003 – Miranda Lambert made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2000 – Billy Gilman‘s debut album One Voice was released

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