Country Music Headlines

• Remembering Tom T. Hall
• Remembering Don Everly
• Charlie Daniels Posthumously Receives Pandora Billionaire Award

This Date in Country Music History

• 2020 – HCM Daily News – August 23rd, 2020
• 2019 – Midland released their album Let It Roll
• 2019 – Vince Gill released his album Okie
• 2019 – Tanya Tucker released her album While I’m Livin’
• 2017 – Little Big Town‘s single “Better Man” was certified platinum
• 2017 – Justin Moore saw 2 of his albums get certified platinum:  Justin Moore and Outlaws Like Me
• 2011 – Sunny Sweeney released her album Concrete
• 2005 – Trick Pony released their album R.I.D.E.
• 2004 – Big & Rich‘s single “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” is released for commercial sale
• 2003 – Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
• 1993 – Brad Paisley moved to Nashville from West Virigina
• 1980 – Eddie Rabbitt topped the charts with “Drivin’ My Life Away’
• 1975 – Glen Campbell scored a #1 hit with “Rhinestone Cowboy”
• 1969 – Johnny Cash topped the charts with his hit “A Boy Named Sue”
• 1952 – Kitty Wells became the first woman to ever score a #1 hit as “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” topped the charts

Today’s Birthdays

• Ira Dean
• Randy Rogers
• Shelly Fairchild

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• At the End of a Bar – Chris Young w/ Mitchell Tenpenny
• Country’d Look Good On You – Frank Ray
• Daughter – Grace Morrison
• Girl In It – Ray Fulcher
• Midnight Goodbye – Lucie Tiger
• Rebound – Mark Winston Kirk
• That Old Wind – Danny Kensy
• The Right One – Luke Prather

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Casey James – 8/23/12 – Round Up in Davie, FL
• Emily Brooke – 8/23/12 – Round Up in Davie, FL

Contests

• Win a signed Niko Moon CD – end date unknown
• Win a trip to see Kane Brown on tour – ends 9/2/21
• Win a trip to see Luke Combs on tour – ends 9/6/21
• Win a trip to the Tortuga Music Festival – ends 9/10/21
• Win a pair of Justin Boots from Billy Bob’s Texas! Winners chosen monthly – ends 12/31/21

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