This Date in Country Music History – August 6th

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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Chris Young released his album Famous Friends
  • 2020 – Darius Rucker released his single “Beers and Sunshine”
  • 2018 – Chris Young‘s album The Man I Want to Be was certified platinum, as were his singles “The I Want To Be” and “Losing Sleep”
  • 2016 – Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler scored a #1 country album with his solo project We’re All Somebody From Somewhere
  • 2013 – Brett Eldredge‘s debut album Bring You Back was released
  • 2011 – The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry
  • 2009 – Kenny Chesney launched his online radio station, “No Shoes Radio”
  • 2003 – Carl Smith and Floyd Cramer are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2002 – Phil Vassar released his American Child album

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