This Date in Country Music History – August 12th

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Aug 122026

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Ella Langley released her duet “You Look Like You Love Me” with Riley Green
2022 – Lainey Wilson released her song “Watermelon Moonshine”
2022 – Parmalee released their song “Girl in Mine”
2020 – The Country Music Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2020: Hank Williams Jr, Dean Dillon, and Marty Stuart
2019 – Tyler Childers scored a #1 album with Country Squire
2016 – Justin Moore released his album Kinda Don’t Care
2016 – Dylan Scott released his self-titled debut album
2016 – Cody Jinks released his album I’m Not The Devil
2015 – Granger Smith signed with Broken Bow Records
2009 – Josh Turner released his single “Why Don’t We Just Dance”
2006 – Rodney Atkins scored his first career #1 hit with “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)
2000 – Lonestar topped the charts with “What About Now”
1989 – Patty Loveless scored her first career #1 hit with “Timber, I’m Falling”
1988 – Kathy Mattea made her Grand Ole Opry debut

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