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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!

Our unique website and social media accounts are focused on two goals:

  • 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

We hope you find this to be your #1 destination for all things Country Music, worthy of bookmarking and visiting often.  Please explore our menus to see all that we have to offer and give us a follow on Facebook and Twitter/X.  We are adding and updating content daily!

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This Date in Country Music History – January 6th

 Posted by at 6:57 am on January 6, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Comedians Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2007 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “She’s Everything”
  • 1996 – Jeff Carson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1979 – Don Williams scored a #1 hit with “Tulsa Time”
  • 1958 – Jerry Lee Lewis topped the charts with “Great Balls of Fire”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 5th

 Posted by at 7:45 am on January 5, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Shania Twain released her single “Giddy Up”
  • 2021 – Clay Walker and his wife Jessica welcomed son Christiaan Michael Walker
  • 2019 – Gene Autry scored a #1 album…62 years after it was released, with Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Favorites
  • 2004 – George Strait released his single “Desperately”
  • 1985 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind”
  • 1980 – Kenny Rogers topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with his hit “Coward of the County”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 4th

 Posted by at 7:05 am on January 4, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Burl Ives scored a #1 country album with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 25 years after it’s release!
  • 2019 – Morgan Evans’ single “Kiss Somebody” was certified Gold
  • 2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Speechless” was certified Platinum for selling 1 million tracks
  • 2017 – Cole Swindell’s single “Middle of a Memory” was certified Gold for selling 500,000 tracks
  • 2014 – Florida Georgia Line topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Stay”
  • 2013 – Hunter Hayes’ single “Wanted” was certified Double Platinum for selling 2 million tracks
  • 1993 – George Strait released his single “Heartland”
  • 1992 – Collin Raye scored his first career #1 hit with “Love, Me”
  • 1969 – Johnny Cash scored a #1 hit with “Daddy Sang Bass”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 3rd

 Posted by at 7:38 am on January 3, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys announced his retirement
  • 2019 – Steve Ripley, the lead singer of The Tractors, passed away due to cancer in Oklahoma
  • 2018 – LANco’s single “Greatest Love Story” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Eric Church’s album Mr. Misunderstood was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – The #’s were in:  Chris Stapleton had 2017’s top selling album with From a Room:  Volume 1, while Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” was the most downloaded and most streamed single of the year
  • 2000 – George Strait released his single “The Best Day”
  • 1995 – Rhett Akins released his debut album A Thousand Memories
  • 1995 – Wade Hayes released his debut album Ole Enough to Know Better
  • 1995 – Trisha Yearwood released her single “Thinkin’ About You”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 2nd

 Posted by at 1:57 am on January 2, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

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