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This Date in Country Music History – May 12th

Posted by admin at 6:21 am on May 12, 2026

May 122026

Rascal Flatts

This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Jelly Roll released his duet “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson
2023 – Bailey Zimmerman released his album Religiously: The Album
2018 – Jordan Davis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2018 – Keith Urban scored a #1 album with Graffiti U
2007 – Mel Tillis was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Bill Anderson
2007 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “Stand”
1998 – Tracy Byrd‘s I’m From the Country album was released
1992 – Martina McBride‘s debut album The Time Has Come was released
1990 – Travis Tritt scored his first career #1 song with “Help Me Hold On”
1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson hit #1 on the singles chart with “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”

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May 112026

Kenny Rogers

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May 102026

Carrie Underwood

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Thomas Rhett released his song “Beautiful As You”
2024 – Scotty McCreery released his album Rise & Fall
2018 – Chris Stapleton’s album Traveller was certified Triple-Platinum
2012 – Rocker Aaron Lewis of Staind signed a recording deal to be a solo country artist with Blaster Entertainment
2008 – Carrie Underwood was inducted into the cast of the Grand Ole Opry
2005 – Dierks Bentley released his album Modern Day Drifter
1986 – The Judds hit #1 with “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days)
1969 – Merle Haggard hit #1 on the Country charts with “Hungry Eyes”
1909 – Country Music Hall of Famer Mother Maybelle Carter was born in Virginia

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May 092026

Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2025 – Blake Shelton released his album For Recreational Use Only
2025 – Johnny Rodriguez passed away
2025 – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson released their song “Trailblazer”
2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
2020 – Gwen Stefani made her Grand Ole Opry debut when she performed with Blake Shelton remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2015 – Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” topped the Billboard charts for the first of 13 weeks
2012 – Tim McGraw signed a new record label deal with Big Machine Records
2010 – Blake Shelton proposed to Miranda Lambert while out in the woods in Oklahoma
2005 – Kenny Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger in the Virgin Islands
2004 – Trick Pony signed a record label deal with Curb Records
2001 – Lee Ann Womack won 3 ACM Awards for her smash hit “I Hope You Dance.” Trophies were for Single, Song, and Vocal Event (w/ Sons of the Desert)
1992 – Brooks & Dunn hit #1 on the charts with their single “Neon Moon”
1989 – Keith Whitley died of alcohol poisoning
1989 – Tim McGraw moved to Nashville to pursue a career in Country Music