This Date in Country Music History – July 13th

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Jul 132025

This Date in Country Music History

2021 – Toby Keith, Rhett Akins, Amy Grant, Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherill were named as the Class of 2021 for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
2019 – Blanco Brown scored a #1 Billboard Country single with “The Git Up”
2018 – Chris Lane released his album Laps Around the Sun
2017 – Kid Rock signed a recording deal with Broken Bow Records
2015 – Thomas Rhett‘s single “It Goes Like This” was certified Double Platinum
2014 – David Nail was named co-MVP of the MLB Celebrity Softball Game after hitting 2 HR’s
2012 – Billy Currington‘s single “Good Directions” was certified Platinum
2010 – Jerrod Niemann released his debut album Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury
2009 – Uncle Kracker released his single “Smile”
2004 – Jimmy Buffett released his License to Chill album featuring duets with many country stars
2002 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)”
1996 – Shania Twain scored a #1 hit with “No One Needs To Know”
1993 – Clint Black released his album No Time To Kill