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This Date in Country Music History – February 6th

Posted by admin at 6:18 am on February 6, 2019

Feb 062019

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings”
2021 – Luke Combs scored a #1 single with “Better Together”
2021 – Rhonda Vincent was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
2020 – Cody Johnson’s single “On My Way To You” was certified Platinum
2020 – Dan + Shay’s single “From the Ground Up” was certified Double Platinum
2018 – Jessica Andrews gave birth to a son
2017 – Keith Urban released his duet with Carrie Underwood titled “The Fighter”
2014 – Garth Brooks performed on Jay Leno’s final Tonight Show
2010 – Sammy Kershaw was announced as the newest member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
2007 – Jason Michael Carroll released his debut album Waitin’ in the Country
2001 – Diamond Rio released their album One More Day
1998 – Michael Peterson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1976 – Ronnie Milsap became a member of the Grand Ole Opry
1971 – Dolly Parton scored her first career #1 hit with “Joshua”
1960 – George Hamilton IV became a member of the Grand Ole Opry

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Posted by admin at 10:56 pm on February 5, 2019

Feb 052019

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Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthdays!

Posted by admin at 7:39 am on February 5, 2019

Feb 052019

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Toby Keith died at the age of 62 after a battle with stomach cancer
2024 – Dan + Shay released their single “Bigger Houses”
2021 – Dan + Shay released their single “Glad You Exist”
2019 – Hayes Carll made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2019 – The Zac Brown Band signed with BMG
2018 – Brett Young’s single “In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified triple platinum
2016 – Dan + Shay released their single “From The Ground Up”
2013 – Tim McGraw released his album Two Lanes of Freedom
2005 – Brad Paisley topped the charts with “Mud on the Tires”
2001 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “She Couldn’t Change Me”
2000 – The Dixie Chicks scored a #1 hit with “Cowboy Take Me Away”
1994 – John Michael Montgomery topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “I Swear”
1938 – Roy Acuff made his Grand Ole Opry debut

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Posted by admin at 10:32 pm on February 4, 2019

Feb 042019

Happy Birthday to today’s country music birthday(s)!

Posted by admin at 7:25 am on February 4, 2019

Feb 042019

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Hardy scored a #1 album with The Mockingbird & The Crow
2022 – Kylie Frey and Bri Bagwell released their duet cover of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
2020 – Jake Hoot made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2014 – Eric Paslay released his self-titled debut album
2009 – Barbara Mandrell and Roy Clark were named the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame
2008 – George Strait released his single “I Saw God Today”
2008 – The Lost Trailers released their single “Holler Back”
2003 – Blake Shelton released his album The Dreamer
2002 – George Strait released his single “Living and Living Well”
1999 – Freddy Fender received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1995 – Pam Tillis scored her first career #1 hit with “Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)”
1991 – Alabama released their single “Down Home”