This Date in Country Music History – February 22nd

 Posted by at 6:30 am on February 22, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Dan + Shay’s single “How Not To” was certified Platinum for sales of 1 million digital downloads
  • 2016 – Country Music Hall of Famer Sonny James passed away in Nashville
  • 2011 – Garth Brooks is announced as an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • 2003 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 hit with “The Baby”
  • 2000 – Phil Vassar released his self-titled debut album
  • 1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Hillbilly Shoes”
  • 1997 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “A Man This Lonely”
  • 1994 – Rick Trevino released his self-titled debut English album
  • 1968 – June Carter said yes to Johnny Cash when he asked her to marry him while on stage in London, Ontario

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This Date in Country Music History – February 21st

 Posted by at 6:09 am on February 21, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Russell Dickerson released his song “Happen to Me” digitally
  • 2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
  • 2023 – Jordan Davis released his song “Next Thing You Know”
  • 2020 – Taylor Dye (of Maddie & Tae) married Josh Kerr
  • 2020 – Tim McGraw signed with The Big Machine Label Group
  • 2020 – Shay Mooney (of Dan + Shay) and his wife welcomed a son
  • 2017 – Brantley Gilbert’s single “One Hell of an Amen” was certified Platinum
  • 2017 – Thomas Rhett’s single “Die a Happy Man” was certified Triple Platinum
  • 2015 – A Thousand Horses made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2015 – Sam Hunt topped the Billboard Country chart for the first of 11 weeks with “Take Your Time”
  • 2004 – Toby Keith topped the charts with “American Soldier”
  • 2000 – Chad Brock released his single “Yes!”
  • 2000 – Rascal Flatts released their debut single “Prayin’ For Daylight”
  • 1995 – Mark Chesnutt released his single “Gonna Get a Life”
  • 1976 – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson topped the charts with “Good Hearted Woman”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 20th

 Posted by at 5:12 am on February 20, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2019 – Country Music Hall of Famer Fred Foster passed away in Nashville
  • 2016 – Chris Lane made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1999 – Mark Chesnutt scored a #1 hit with “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”

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This Date in Country Music History – February 19th

 Posted by at 5:56 am on February 19, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Nate Smith released his single “Bulletproof” to radio
  • 2022 – Chris Stapleton scored a #1 single with “You Should Probably Leave”
  • 2021 – Carly Pearce released her album 29
  • 2021 – Lainey Wilson released her album Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’
  • 2020 – Blanco Brown’s single “The Git Up” was certified Double Platinum
  • 2013 – The Cadillac Three signed with Big Machine Records
  • 2008 – Chris Cagle released his album My Life’s Been a Country Song
  • 2003 – Johnny Paycheck passed away in Nashville
  • 1998 – Country Music Hall of Famer Grandpa Jones passed away in Nashville
  • 1976 – Loretta Lynn took home 4 ACM Awards including Entertainer and Top Female Vocalist

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This Date in Country Music History – February 18th

 Posted by at 6:29 am on February 18, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Morgan Wallen scored a #1 single with “Last Night”
  • 2017 – Brantley Gilbert scored a #1 album with The Devil Don’t Sleep
  • 2015 – Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock were announced as the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • 2014 – Cole Swindell released his self-titled debut album
  • 1995 – Collin Raye scored a #1 hit with “My Kind of Girl”

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