This Date in Country Music History – May 31st

 Posted by at 7:21 am on May 31, 2026
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Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 album with I’m the Problem
  • 2019 – Thomas Rhett released his album Center Point Road
  • 2018 – Luke Bryan’s singles “Drink a Beer” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” were both certified double-platinum
  • 2016 – Kiefer Sutherland made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2013 – Lauren Alaina graduated from High School
  • 2013 – Cassadee Pope‘s debut single, “Wasting All These Tears” is released
  • 2006 – Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook get married
  • 2002 – Emerson Drive made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2001 – Toby Keith released his single “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight”
  • 1997 – Lee Ann Womack made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1988 – Keith Whitley‘s Don’t Close Your Eyes album is released
  • 1986 – Reba McEntire scored a #1 hit with “Whoever’s In New England”

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This Date in Country Music History – May 30th

 Posted by at 6:30 am on May 30, 2026
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Oak Ridge Boys

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Dylan Scott released his album Easy Does It
  • 2015 – Carly Pearce made her Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2009 – Comedian Steve Martin, also an accomplished banjo player, made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1995 – Tracy Byrd‘s popular line-dance song “Walking To Jerusalem” is released as a single
  • 1992 – After 23 years, Hee Haw signed off the air for the final time
  • 1992 – Billy Ray Cyrus scored a #1 hit with “Achy Breaky Heart”
  • 1981 – The Oak Ridge Boys hit #1 with their single “Elvira”
  • 1966 – Dolly Parton married her husband Carl Dean

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This Date in Country Music History – May 29th

 Posted by at 6:30 am on May 29, 2026
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Jason Aldean

This Date in Country Music History

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This Date in Country Music History – May 28th

 Posted by at 7:34 am on May 28, 2026
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Brad Paisley

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Sam Hunt released his single “Country House”
  • 2024 – Scotty McCreery released his single “Fall of Summer”
  • 2022 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single on the Billboard country chart with “You Proof”
  • 2016 – Keith Urban scored a #1 album with Ripcord
  • 2013 – Aaron Lewis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2013 – David Nail‘s “Whatever She Got” is released as a single
  • 2009 – George Strait‘s single “Living For The Night” was released
  • 2005 – Keith Urban‘s “Making Memories of Us” hits #1 for the first of 5 straight weeks
  • 1999 – Brad Paisley made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1996 – Bill Engvall’s comedy album, Here’s Your Sign, was released
  • 1994 – Tim McGraw scored his first career #1 hit with “Don’t Take The Girl”
  • 1973 – The Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn duet “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” is released as a single

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