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This Date in Country Music History – August 1st

Posted by admin at 6:21 am on August 1, 2025

Aug 012025

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Walker Hayes released his single “Y’all Life”
2022 – Morgan Wallen released his single “You Proof”
2020 – Luke Combs married Nicole Hocking in Florida
2020 – The Chicks scored a #1 album with Gaslighter
2007 – Jason Aldean released his single “We Laughed Until We Cried”
2003 – Rodney Atkins made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2000 – Jo Dee Messina released her album Burn
1998 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 hit with “To Make You Feel My Love”
1995 – David Lee Murphy released his single “Dust On The Bottle”
1992 – Brooks & Dunn begin a 4-week run atop the charts with Boot Scootin’ Boogie”

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Posted by admin at 6:49 am on July 31, 2025

Jul 312025

This Date in Country Music History

2020 – Dan + Shay released their song “I Should Probably Go To Bed”
2019 – Blake Shelton earned Platinum singles for “I’ll Name The Dogs” and “God’s Country”
2019 – Keith Urban’s single “Somebody Like You” was certified Double Platinum
2019 – Morgan Wallen’s single “Whiskey Glasses” was certified Platinum
2019 – Chris Stapleton’s single “Millionaire” was certified Platinum, “Broken Halo” was certified Double Platinum, and “Tennessee Whiskey” was certified Six-Times Platinum
2019 – The Bebe Rexha collaboration with Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be” was certified Eight-Times Platinum
2018 – The Morgan Wallen & Florida Georgia Line hit “Up Down” was certified platinum
2012 – Gloriana released their album A Thousand Miles Left Behind
2001 – Blake Shelton released his self-titled debut album
2001 – Cyndi Thomson released her debut album My World
1964 – Jim Reeves lost his life in a plane crash in Brentwood, TN