This Date in Country Music History – January 16th

 

• 2023 – HCM Daily Country Music News – January 16th, 2023
• 2020 – Aaron Watson was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
• 2020 – Scotty McCreery‘s single “Five More Minutes” was certified Double Platinum
• 2020 – The Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber collaboration “10,000 Hours” was certified Platinum
• 2012 – The Zac Brown Band released their single “No Hurry”
• 2012 – Alan Jackson released his single “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
• 2010 – Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith passed away in Franklin, TN
• 2007 – Bucky Covington released his single “A Different World”
• 1999 – Trisha Yearwood was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Ricky Skaggs
• 1999 – Alan Jackson topped the charts with his hit “Right on the Money”
• 1982 – Ronnie Milsap scored a #1 hit with “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”
• 1975 – B.J. Thomas released his single “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”
• 1943 – Ernest Tubb made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• Today’s Birthdays – January 16th