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This Date in Country Music History – May 7th

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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Posted by admin at 6:06 am on May 4, 2026

May 042026

Tim McGraw

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up bar opened in Nashville
2022 – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announced that Dolly Parton would be part of the Class of 2022
2004 – Big & Rich‘s debut album Horse of a Different Color is released
2004 – Carolyn Dawn Johnson‘s album Dress Rehearsal is released
1999 – Tim McGraw‘s A Place in the Sun album is released
1999 – Steve Wariner‘s Two Teardrops album is released
1996 – Shania Twain scores a #1 hit with “You Win My Love”
1993 – Garth Brooks‘ album No Fences is the first country album to ever sell 10 million copies
1987 – Randy Travis‘ album Always and Forever is released

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Posted by admin at 6:31 am on May 3, 2026

May 032026

Eric Church

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Miranda Lambert released her song “Wranglers”
2021 – Justin Moore released his duet “Thinking ‘Bout You” with MacKenzie Porter
2011 – Shania Twain‘s autobiography, “From This Moment On” is released
2011 – Colt Ford‘s Every Chance I Get album is released
2010 – Historical flooding occurs in Nashville when the Cumberland River overflows. The Grand Ole Opry stage is two feet underwater, the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame is 5 feet under water, and Julie Roberts has to be rescued by boat from the 2nd floor of her home.
2010 – Sammy Kershaw announces his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor for the state of Louisiana
2006 – Ricky Van Shelton announces his retirement from Country Music
2006 – Chris Young is signed to a record label deal with RCA Records
2005 – Keith Anderson‘s debut album Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll
2004 – On his 27th birthday, Eric Church is offered a record label deal with Capitol Records
1986 – Dolly Parton opens up her theme park, Dollywood
1947 – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop opens in Nashville

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