This Date in Country Music History – January 20th

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Hardy released his album The Mockingbird & The Crow
2023 – Thomas Rhett released his single “Angels Don’t Always Have Wings”
2021 – Garth Brooks, Tyler Hubbard and Tim McGraw performed during President Joe Biden’s inauguration
2009 – Rascal Flatts released their single “Here Comes Goodbye”
2003 – Jimmy Wayne released his debut single “Stay Gone”
2001 – Sara Evans scored a #1 hit with “Born to Fly”
1983 – The Oak Ridge Boys released their album American Made
1973 – Jerry Lee Lewis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1968 – Merle Haggard topped the charts with “Sing Me Back Home”