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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 13th

 Posted by at 6:28 am on January 13, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Grand Ole Opry member Buck White of The Whites passed away at the age of 94
  • 2023 – Tigirlily Gold released their song “Shoot Tequila”
  • 2021 – President Donald Trump awarded Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs with the National Medal of Arts
  • 2020 – Darius Rucker’s single “Wagon Wheel” was certified 8x Platinum
  • 2020 – Luke Bryan’s single “That’s My Kind of Night” was certified Quintuple Platinum
  • 2020 – Jordan Davis’ single “Singles You Up” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2014 – Tim McGraw released his single “Lookin’ For That Girl”
  • 1996 – Terri Clark made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1996 – Faith Hill scored a #1 hit with “It Matters To Me”
  • 1990 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with “It Ain’t Nothin'”
  • 1983 – B.J. Thomas released his single “Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love”
  • 1968 – Johnny Cash recorded his album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

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This Date in Country Music History – January 12th

 Posted by at 6:55 am on January 12, 2026
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Garth Brooks

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2015 – Zac Brown Band released their single “Homegrown”
  • 1991 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 hit with “Unanswered Prayers”
  • 1987 – George Strait released his album Ocean Front Property

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This Date in Country Music History – January 11th

 Posted by at 7:07 am on January 11, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Mark Wills was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2011 – Steel Magnolia released their self-titled debut album
  • 2003 – Mark Wills topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “19 Somethin'”
  • 1997 – Wade Hayes made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1997 – Kevin Sharp scored a #1 hit with “Nobody Knows”
  • 1988 – George Strait released his single “Famous Last Words of a Fool”
  • 1986 – Mel McDaniel became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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This Date in Country Music History – January 9th

 Posted by at 6:20 am on January 9, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Old Dominion released their song “Memory Lane”
  • 2021 – Jennifer Wayne of Runaway June married Austin Moody
  • 2015 – Tim McGraw’s single “Shotgun Rider” was certified Gold
  • 2012 – Lady Antebellum’s single “Just a Kiss” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2012 – Lady Antebellum’s single “We Owned the Night” was certified Gold
  • 2012 – Blake Shelton’s single “God Gave Me You” was certified Platinum
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan’s single “Do I” was certified Platinum
  • 2012 – Luke Bryan’s single “I Don’t Want This Night to End” was certified Gold
  • 2012 – Dierks Bentley’s single “Am I The Only One” was certified Gold
  • 1960 – Patsy Cline became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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