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This day 2017, This One's for You by Luke Combs went back to #1 on the Country album chart. The album continued to retu...
02/09/2025

This day 2017, This One's for You by Luke Combs went back to #1 on the Country album chart. The album continued to return to #1 intermittently for the following two years. Its total of 50 weeks at the top of the chart tied the record for the longest time spent atop the chart by an album.🎶



This day 2023, American musician and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died age 76 at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, du...
01/09/2025

This day 2023, American musician and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died age 76 at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, due to complications from Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. He had the 1977 US hit single 'Margaritaville' and the 2004 US #1 album 'License to Chill' and the US Country #1 'It's Five O'Clock Somewhere with Alan Jackson (2003). 🎶



Lovely version of Crystal Chandeliers! 🎶
31/08/2025

Lovely version of Crystal Chandeliers! 🎶

This day 2008, Jerry Reed, country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor died. His signature songs included "Gu...
31/08/2025

This day 2008, Jerry Reed, country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor died. His signature songs included "Guitar Man,", "A Thing Called Love," (both of which were covered by Elvis Presely), "When You're Hot, You're Hot" "Ko-Ko Joe", "East Bound and Down" (the theme song for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, in which Reed co-starred), and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)".🎶


On this day 1994, Alan Jackson released "Livin' on Love" which became his ninth #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Count...
29/08/2025

On this day 1994, Alan Jackson released "Livin' on Love" which became his ninth #1 single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The track was the second single from his album Who I Am.

And, on this day 2002, Alan Jackson collected 10 nominations for the 36th annual Country Music Association awards, breaking a 32-year-old record held by Merle Haggard.🎶




This day 1968, Tammy Wynette recorded "Stand By Your Man" at Epic studios after an idea that came from producer, Billy S...
28/08/2025

This day 1968, Tammy Wynette recorded "Stand By Your Man" at Epic studios after an idea that came from producer, Billy Sherrill. Wynette and Billy, completed the song in 15 minutes. It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career and is one of the most covered songs in the history of country music. The song was placed at #1 on CMT's list of the Top 100 Country Songs.🎶



This day 1955, George Jones recorded "Why Baby Why" at Gold Star Studios, Houston, Texas. The song became Jones' first c...
27/08/2025

This day 1955, George Jones recorded "Why Baby Why" at Gold Star Studios, Houston, Texas. The song became Jones' first chart single (peaking at #4), following several unsuccessful singles released during the prior year on Starday Records.🎶



This day 1989, Dolly Parton released "Yellow Roses" the second single from the album White Limozeen which became Parton'...
26/08/2025

This day 1989, Dolly Parton released "Yellow Roses" the second single from the album White Limozeen which became Parton's 19th #1 country single.🎶



This day 1956, George Jones was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was freque...
25/08/2025

This day 1956, George Jones was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. For the last two decades of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as "the greatest living country singer", "The Rolls-Royce of Country Music", and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013. Years of alcoholism compromised his health and led to his missing many performances, earning him the nickname "No Show Jones."🎶




This day 1992, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn was at #1 on the Country chart. Its success is cited as having s...
23/08/2025

This day 1992, "Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn was at #1 on the Country chart. Its success is cited as having started a renewed interest in line dancing throughout the United States. Before its release, Asleep at the Wheel recorded it on their 1990 album Keepin' Me Up Nights.🎶



This day 1998, Jo Dee Messina was at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with, "I'm Alright", the title track fro...
22/08/2025

This day 1998, Jo Dee Messina was at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with, "I'm Alright", the title track from her second studio album.🎶



Born on this day in 1938 Houston, Texas, was Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. ...
21/08/2025

Born on this day in 1938 Houston, Texas, was Kenny Rogers, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the US alone. He was voted the "Favorite Singer of All-Time" in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People.🎶



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