This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Speechless” was certified Double Platinum
• 2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “Tequila” was certified Triple Platinum
• 2019 – Cole Swindell’s single “Break Up in the End” was certified Platinum
• 2019 – Cole Swindell’s single “Chillin’ It” was certified Double Platinum
• 2019 – Brett Eldredge’s single “The Long Way” was certified Platinum
• 2013 – George Jones passed away in Nashville
• 2010 – The JaneDear Girls released their single “Wildflower”
• 2005 – Jo Dee Messina released her album Delicious Surprise
• 1999 – Jo Dee Messina released her single “Lesson in Leavin'” 19 years to the date after Dottie West topped the charts with the song
• 1997 – George Strait topped the charts for the first of 5 weeks with “One Night At A Time”
• 1994 – Pam Tillis released her album Sweetheart’s Dance
• 1994 – Reba McEntire released her album Read My Mind
• 1994 – Randy Travis released his album This Is Me
• 1993 – Garth Brooks released his single “That Summer”
• 1980 – Dottie West topped the charts with “A Lesson in Leavin'”

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