This Date in Country Music History – March 4th

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Mar 042026

This Date in Country Music History

2024 – Keith Urban released his song “Messed Up As Me”
2023 – Kelsea Ballerini was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
2022 – Parker McCollum won New Male Artist of the Year and Lainey Wilson won New Female Artist of the Year by the ACM
2022 – LoCash released their song “Beach Boys”
2021 – Richie McDonald Left Lonestar
2016 – Jake Owen released his single “American Country Love Song”
2016 – Joey Feek of Joey + Rory passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer
2014 – Eli Young Band released their album 10,000 Towns
2013 – Brad Paisley released his single “Beat This Summer”
2008 – Alan Jackson released his album Good Time
2006 – Trent Tomlinson made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2006 – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton topped the charts with their duet “When I Get Where I’m Going”
1996 – Country Music Hall of Famer Minnie Pearl died in Nashville
1983 – George and Nancy Jones got married in Texas
1978 – Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”
1967 – Merle Haggard scored his first career #1 hit with “The Fugitive”