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This Date In Country Music History – March 5th

Posted by admin at 7:43 am on March 5, 2019

Mar 052019

The Band Perry

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Drew Womack, formerly of Sons of the Desert, was announced as the new lead singer of Lonestar
2019 – Luke Bryan’s singles “Light it Up” and “Most People Are Good” were certified Platinum. His single “Drunk On You” was certified Quintuple Platinum
2019 – Kelsea Ballerini was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Little Big Town
2016 – Joey + Rory topped the Billboard Country Album chart with their gospel project Hymns That Are Important To Us
2014 – Cassadee Pope’s single “Wasting All These Tears” was certified platinum
2014 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” was certified platinum
2013 – Ashley Monroe released her album Like a Rose
2012 – The Band Perry released their single “Postcard From Paris”
2011 – Edens Edge made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Reese Witherspoon won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the movie “Walk the Line”
2005 – Pat Green made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1986 – Steve Earle released his album Guitar Town
1963 – Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins were among those that died in a plane crash in Camden, TN

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Mar 042019

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Keith Urban released his song “Messed Up As Me”
2023 – Kelsea Ballerini was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
2022 – Parker McCollum won New Male Artist of the Year and Lainey Wilson won New Female Artist of the Year by the ACM
2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
2021 – Richie McDonald Left Lonestar
2016 – Jake Owen released his single “American Country Love Song”
2016 – Joey Feek of Joey + Rory passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer
2014 – Eli Young Band released their album 10,000 Towns
2013 – Brad Paisley released his single “Beat This Summer”
2008 – Alan Jackson released his album Good Time
2006 – Trent Tomlinson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton topped the charts with their duet “When I Get Where I’m Going”
1996 – Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl died in Nashville
1983 – George and Nancy Jones got married in Texas
1978 – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”
1967 – Merle Haggard scored his first career #1 hit with “The Fugitive”

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This Date in Country Music History

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Mar 012019

Miranda Lambert

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Warner Mack died in Nashville
2014 – Cole Swindell topped the charts with “Chillin’ It”
2013 – Parmalee made their Grand Ole Opry debut
2011 – Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard, and Bobby Braddock are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2007 – Josh Turner‘s album Your Man was certified double platinum
2007 – Miranda Lambert‘s album Kerosene was certified platinum
2005 – Jamie O’Neal released her album Brave
1990 – Mark Chesnutt signed with MCA Records
1983 – Alabama released their album The Closer You Get
1980 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”
1979 – Conway Twitty released his single “Don’t Take It Away”
1972 – Donna Fargo released her signature hit “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”
1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter got married in Franklin, KY