Hometown Country Music

Welcome!

Posted by admin at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024

Sep 112024

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!

Thanks for stopping by, we hope to see you again soon!

This Date in Country Music History – October 23rd

Posted by admin at 6:00 am on October 23, 2025

Oct 232025

: Blake Shelton

: Carrie Underwood

: Gary Allan

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Jerry Jeff Walker passed away after battling throat cancer
2019 – Emily Ann Roberts gets engaged to Chris Sasser
2015 – Carrie Underwood released her album Storyteller
2010 – Blake Shelton was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2007 – Carrie Underwood released her album Carnival Ride
2007 – Gary Allan released his album Living Hard
2004 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “I Hate Everything”
1993 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Easy Come, Easy Go”
1992 – George Strait‘s movie “Pure Country” opened in theaters
1992 – Roy Acuff made his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
1978 – Mother Maybelle Carter passed away in Nashville

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This Date in Country Music History – October 22nd

Posted by admin at 6:21 am on October 22, 2025

Oct 222025

: Eric Church

: Keith Urban

: Tracy Byrd

: Brandy Clark

: Tim McGraw

: Taylor Swift

: Lady A

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Lady A released their album What a Song Can Do
2021 – Wade Bowen released his single “When Love Comes Around” – a big hit in the Texas Country scene
2019 – Maren Morris and husband Ryan Hurd announce that they are expecting a baby boy
2019 – Dylan Scott’s single “Hooked” was certified Platinum
2019 – Thomas Rhett’s single “It Goes Like This” was certified Triple Platinum, and his single “Unforgettable” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Maren Morris had 3 singles earn sales certifications. “80’s Mercedes” and “I Could Use a Love Song” were certified Platinum and “My Church” was certified Double Platinum
2017 – Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz were officially inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2016 – The Turnpike Troubadours made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2013 – Eric Church released his single “The Outsiders”
2013 – Brandy Clark released her album 12 Stories
2012 – Taylor Swift released her album Red
2012 – Lady Antebellum released their album On This Winter’s Night
2005 – Keith Urban topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “Better Life”
1996 – Tracy Byrd released his album Big Love
1991 – Sammy Kershaw‘s debut single “Cadillac Style” was released for retail sale
1990 – Tim McGraw signed his record deal with Curb Records
1990 – George Strait released his single “I’ve Come To Expect It From You”
1984 – Alabama released their single “(There’s a Fire) In The Night”
1966 – Eddy Arnold is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
1965 – Ernest Tubb is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame