May 162026
Randy Owen of Alabama
This Date in Country Music History
- 2024 – The ACM Awards aired live on Amazon Prime from Frisco, TX
- 2021 – Songwriter Patsy Bruce passed away. She co-wrote “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
- 2020 – Kenny Chesney scored a #1 album with Here and Now
- 2009 – David Nail made his Grand Ole Opry debut
- 1998 – Faith Hill topped the charts with “This Kiss”
- 1988 – Martina McBride married her husband John
- 1980 – Alabama releases their future #1 hit “Tennessee River” as a single
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