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This Date in Country Music History – May 9th

Posted by admin at 5:53 am on May 9, 2026

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

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Posted by admin at 6:24 am on May 8, 2026

May 082026

Keith Urban

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Posted by admin at 6:44 am on May 7, 2026

May 072026

Jake Owen

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Country legend Mickey Gilley passed away
2021 – Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall released their album The Marfa Tapes
2016 – Sturgill Simpson scored a #1 album with A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
2013 – Lady Antebellum released their album Golden
2013 – The Pistol Annies released their album Annie Up
2012 – Jake Owen married Lacey Buchanan in his hometown of Vero Beach, FL
2007 – LeAnn Rimes released her single “Nothin’ Better To Do”
2004 – Scotty Emerick made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2002 – Kellie Coffey released her debut album When You Lie Next To Me
1998 – Eddie Rabbitt passed away from lung cancer
1996 – Sammy Kershaw released his album Politics, Religion, and Her
1994 – Clint Black scored a #1 hit with his single “Good Run of Bad Luck”
1991 – Travis Tritt released his hit single “Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)”
1949 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “Lovesick Blues”

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Posted by admin at 6:05 am on May 6, 2026

May 062026

Randy Owen of Alabama

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Midland released their album The Last Resort
2022 – Kane Brown released his song “Like I Love Country Music”
2016 – Cole Swindell released his album You Should Be Here
2016 – Keith Urban released his album Ripcord
2014 – Hunter Hayes released his album Storyline
2013 – The video for “Highway Don’t Care” by Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban premieres
2013 – The video for “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and the Pistol Annies premieres
2013 – The video for “Point At You” by Justin Moore premieres
2006 – Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles hold the #1 song in Country Music with “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”
1996 – George Jones‘ autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All was released
1985 – Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Roll On) at the ACM Awards
1985 – George Strait‘s single “The Fireman” was released
1982 – Alabama‘s single “Take Me Down” was released

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Posted by admin at 7:09 am on May 5, 2026

May 052026

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Post Malone and Morgan Wallen scored a #1 hit with “I Had Some Help”
2023 – Megan Moroney released her album Lucky
2023 – Luke Bryan released his song “But I Got a Beer in My Hand”
2020 – Kelsea Ballerini’s single “Yeah Boy” was certified Platinum
2017 – Chris Stapleton released his album From a Room: Volume 1
2015 – Chris Stapleton released his album Traveller
2008 – Craig Morgan‘s single “Love Remembers” is released to radio
2003 – Buddy Jewell‘s single “Help Pour Out the Rain” is released to radio
1998 – Garth Brooks releases The Limited Series, a boxed set featuring 6 previously released albums, each with a new song added to it.
1998 – Mark Wills releases his Wish You Were Here album
1984 – Garth Brooks graduates from Oklahoma State University

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