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This Date in Country Music History – January 1st

Posted by admin at 7:31 am on January 1, 2026

Jan 012026

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville announced it’s closure after 30 years. It would later re-open as Luke Combs’ Category 10
2024 – John Michael Montgomery announced that 2025 would be his last year of touring
2020 – Ryman Hospitality launched The Circle Network
2011 – Kellie Pickler and songwriter Kyle Jacobs get married in the Caribbean
2011 – Shania Twain got married to Frederic Thiebaud
1994 – Faith Hill scored her first career #1 hit with “Wild One”
1971 – Tom T. Hall became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1953 – Hank Williams passed away in West Virginia

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Posted by admin at 4:35 pm on December 31, 2025

Dec 312025

This Date in Country Music History

2016 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 album with his 10-disc The Ultimate Collection

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Posted by admin at 7:55 am on December 30, 2025

Dec 302025

Luke Bryan

This Date in Country Music History

2017 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with What Makes You Country
2016 – Dailey & Vincent were invited to become the next members of the Grand Ole Opry
1950 – Lefty Frizzell made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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Posted by admin at 7:10 am on December 29, 2025

Dec 292025

Alan Jackson

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Phyllis McGuire of The McGuire Sisters passed away
2013 – Taylor Swift was named Tennessean of the Year by The Tennessean newspaper
2001 – Alan Jackson topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with his hit “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)”

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