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 Posted by at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024
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Thank you for visiting Hometown Country Music!

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  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
  • Providing hometown artists a platform to get some national exposure alongside today’s stars and legends

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This Date in Country Music History – March 3rd

 Posted by at 6:25 am on March 3, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – Dolly Parton lost her husband, Carl Dean
  • 2023 – Morgan Wallen released his album One Thing At A Time
  • 2001 – Toby Keith topped the charts with “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This”
  • 2000 – Montgomery Gentry made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2000 – Tracy Lawrence‘s album Time Marches On was certified double platinum
  • 1998 – Faith Hill released her single “This Kiss”
  • 1992 – Little Texas released their debut album First Time For Everything
  • 1984 – Exile topped the charts for the first time with “Woke Up In Love”

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This Date in Country Music History – March 2nd

 Posted by at 5:07 am on March 2, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – The CMA cancelled CMA Fest for the 2nd straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2020 – Old Dominion released their single “Some People Do”
  • 2020 – Russell Dickerson released his single “Love You Like I Used To”
  • 2019 – Luke Combs scored a #1 single with “Beautiful Crazy”
  • 2019 – Florida Georgia Line scored a #1 album with Can’t Say I Ain’t Country
  • 2012 – Dustin Lynch made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2010 – Easton Corbin released his self-titled debut album
  • 2010 – Blake Shelton released his album Hillbilly Bone
  • 2010 – Danny Gokey released his debut album My Best Days
  • 2004 – Clint Black released his album Spend My Time
  • 1999 – Kenny Chesney released his album Everywhere We Go
  • 1999 – George Strait released his album Always Never The Same
  • 1999 – Sawyer Brown released their album Drive Me Wild
  • 1996 – Martina McBride scored her first career #1 hit with “Wild Angels”

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This Date in Country Music History – March 1st

 Posted by at 6:14 am on March 1, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Warner Mack died in Nashville
  • 2014 – Cole Swindell topped the charts with “Chillin’ It”
  • 2013 – Parmalee made their Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2011 – Reba McEntire, Jean Shepard, and Bobby Braddock are announced as the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 2007 – Josh Turner‘s album Your Man was certified double platinum
  • 2007 – Miranda Lambert‘s album Kerosene was certified platinum
  • 2005 – Jamie O’Neal released her album Brave
  • 1990 – Mark Chesnutt signed with MCA Records
  • 1983 – Alabama released their album The Closer You Get
  • 1980 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts with “I Ain’t Living Long Like This”
  • 1979 – Conway Twitty released his single “Don’t Take It Away”
  • 1972 – Donna Fargo released her signature hit “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”
  • 1968 – Johnny Cash and June Carter got married in Franklin, KY

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This Date in Country Music History – February 28th

 Posted by at 6:42 am on February 28, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2020 – Keith Urban released his song “God Whispered Your Name”
  • 2020 – Rhonda Vincent was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Jeannie Seely
  • 2019 – “Meant to Be” by Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line was certified quintuple platinum for sales of 5 million
  • 2014 – Mac McAnally made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2012 – The Band Perry‘s single “If I Die Young” was certified quadruple platinum
  • 2012 – Craig Morgan released his album This Ole Boy
  • 2006 – Alan Jackson released his album Precious Memories
  • 1998 – Anita Cochran and Steve Wariner scored a #1 hit with “What If I Said”
  • 1997 – Brooks & Dunn‘s album Waitin’ on Sundown was certified triple platinum
  • 1997 – Shania Twain‘s album The Woman In Me was certified 9x platinum
  • 1994 – Toby Keith released his single “Wish I Didn’t Know Now”
  • 1994 – George Strait released his single “Lovebug”

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