This Date in Country Music History – October 28th

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Oct 282025

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Lainey Wilson released her album Bell Bottom Country
2022 – Bryan Martin released his song “We Ride”
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis passed away at the age of 87
2020 – Billy Joe Shaver passed away from a stroke in Waco, TX
2020 – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani announced their engagement
2016 – Kenny Chesney released his album Cosmic Hallelujah
2008 – Toby Keith‘s album That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy was released
2008 – Joey + Rory released their debut album Life of a Song
2007 – Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Porter Wagoner passed away due to lung cancer
2007 – Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, and Ralph Emery were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
2006 – Heartland scored a #1 hit with their wedding staple “I Loved Her First”
1995 – David Lee Murphy scored a #1 hit with “Dust on the Bottle”
1991 – Tracy Lawrence released his debut album Sticks and Stones
1939 – Bill Monroe made his Grand Ole Opry debut