Luke Combs is expanding his business portfolio. Yesterday it was announced that his Category Ten bar will get be getting a second location in Las Vegas. Category 10 Las Vegas is reportedly already under construction at the Flamingo on the Strip, and the 34-thousand square foot establishment will include a dining area with three bars and a dance floor, the “Beautiful Crazy Women’s Lounge,” a bourbon bar and outdoor patio space called the Still. There will also be a third-level Eye Rooftop with another dance floor, a DJ booth and views of the Strip. In a statement, Luke said, “I am stoked about having a second Category 10 location in Las Vegas. 2026 was already going to be an awesome year, but this takes it to the next level. I can’t wait for Bootleggers to have their own place to party on the Strip.” Tentative date for the bar’s opening: Fall 2026.
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This day in Country Music History
- Today in 1975, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain Christmas” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1980, the albums, “The Best Of Eddie Rabbitt” and “Horizon,” by Eddie Rabbitt were both certified gold.
- Today in 1981, Juice Newton’s “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” debuted on the country singles charts.
- Today in 1991, Garth Brooks’ “No Fences” album was certified for sales of 5-million copies.
- Today in 1991, Alan Jackson’s album, “Don’t Rock The Jukebox,” was certified platinum.
- Today in 1993, Garth Brooks gave a fan a signed guitar at a North Dakota concert after she gave him a picture she had commissioned just for him.
- Today in 1993, Clay Walker and his wife, Lori, were married.
- Today in 1993, George Strait topped the charts with the single, “Easy Come, Easy Go.”
- Today in 1995, Alan Jackson’s “Greatest Hits Collection” album was released.
- Today in 1997, the Garth Brooks/ Trisha Yearwood duet, “In Another’s Eyes,” was at #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart.
- Today in 1998, Sawyer Brown played their 3000th show in front of 15,000 fans in Salt Lake City, Utah. The concert offered the band a bit of déjà vu – the venue was where they performed their first gig as a headline act in the mid-’80s
- Today in 2000, it was revealed that Clint Black and his lovely wife, Lisa Hartman Black, were expecting their first child. On May 8th of 2002, the couple welcomed Lily Pearl as the newest member of the Black family. Their happy news wasn’t revealed until the following day, when “Early Show” co-host Jane Clayson announced the joyous arrival to the world during the 36th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
- Today in 2000, Faith Hill topped the list of nominees for the first annual “My VH1 Music Awards” with 5 nods. At the ceremonies that followed on November 30th, Faith scored trophies in the “Woman of the Year,” “Do You Want Fries With That Album?” and “Sexiest Video” categories.
- Today in 2000, the “Another Rosie Christmas” album, which featured the Dixie Chicks singing with Rosie O’Donnell was released. Chris Cagle’s debut album, “Play It Loud,” also arrived in stores for the first time – it was re-released the following June with bonus tracks.
- Today in 2002, LeAnn Rimes sang the national anthem prior to Game 5 of the World Series where the Giants beat the Anaheim Angels, 16-4.
- Today 2005, Montgomery Gentry, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley taped a performance for CBS’ “I Walk The Line: A Night For Johnny Cash.”
- Today in 2006, Trace Adkins performed the national anthem before Game 3 of the World Series. The Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-0.
- Today in 2006, Big Machine released Taylor Swift’s self-titled debut album.
- Today in 2010, Don Williams and Jimmy Dean are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Today in 2012, Randy Travis and The Avett Brothers shot an installment of “CMT Crossroads” at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee.
- Today in 2014, Little Big Town performed the national anthem before Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The Kansas City Royals edged out the Giants, 3-2.
Lost Toby Keith Demo Sees The Light Of Day
It’s been almost two years since we lost Toby Keith, but there’s new music from the Big Dog Daddy seeing the light of day. Almost a decade ago, Toby co-wrote and recorded a demo for a song called “End of the Night,” which his team just released. Prior to this, the song was first heard when Ernest released his version as an “Apple Music exclusive.” A clip of Toby’s demo was posted to social media, with the caption “This lost demo has been found…you can hear Toby’s original demo of ‘End of the Night’ and @ernest’s new version of the song now only on @applemusic.”
This day in Country Music History
- Today in 1974, Charlie Rich’s album, “There Won’t Be Any More,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1992, the single, “Seminole Wind,” by John Anderson went to #1 on the country charts. The same day, John’s album with the same name was certified gold.
- Today in 1993, Suzy Bogguss hit the top 10 with “Just Like The Weather.”
- Today in 1996, Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On” album was certified platinum.
- Today in 1997, Barbara Mandrell gave her final musical performance at the Grand Ole Opry House, quitting music to concentrate on acting.
- Today in 1999, Garth Brooks joined Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, John Mellencamp and others participates in Washington D.C. on the White House lawn for what was billed as the Concert of the Century.
- Today in 2000, it was revealed that Garth Brooks had saved two boys from a house fire in Oklahoma three days earlier.
- Today in 2000, John Michael Montgomery’s single, “The Little Girl,” topped the country charts. It was John Michael’s biggest song since 1993’s “I Swear” occupied the #1 spot on the charts for four weeks straight.
- Today in 2000, the album, “Smoke Rings In The Dark,” by Gary Allan was certified gold.
- Today in 2000, the Dixie Chicks’ “Fly” album was certified for sales of 7-million.
- Today in 2000, Billy Gilman was recognized by two Hollywood trade magazines. He was named as one of the top 10 youths in entertainment by “Daily Variety” and was nominated for the “Young Star Award” from “The Hollywood Reporter.”
- Today in 2001, the “Great Hits Collection” by Alan Jackson was certified for sales of 5-million.
- Today in 2001, Reba McEntire’s “Greatest Hits Volume III: I’m A Survivor” project was released.
- Today in 2001, Tracy Lawrence’s self-titled album arrived in stores.
- Today in 2004, George Strait’s “I Hate Everything” takes a seat at #1 in Billboard.
- Today in 2007, the “Raising Sand,” an album from Alison Krauss with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant arrived in stores.
- Today in 2010, Blake Shelton became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
- Today in 2015, Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller” album was released.
- Today in 2017, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Mary Chapin Carpenter launched the Lantern Tour, a benefit for immigrants and refugees, at Nashville’s City Winery. Also appearing were Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Shawn Colvin and Lila Downs.
- Today in 2017, Vern Gosdin was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Music City Center. Also inducted were “Friends In Low Places” author Dewayne Blackwell, “(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me” writer Walt Aldridge, “Chattahoochee” composer Jim McBride and “Live Like You Were Dying” writer Tim Nichols.
- Today in 2017, Jason Aldean was the surprise performer for about 1200 conference attendees of the American Trucking Management Conference in Orlando.
- Today in 2017, Shania Twain was a guest judge on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars.”
- Today in 2017, Luke Combs collects a gold single from the RIAA for “When It Rains It Pours.”
Waylon Jennings Makes Big Posthumous Splash On The Album Charts
He’s been gone for over 23 years, but Waylon Jennings still has some pull with music fans. The recent release of a collection of previously unheard songs, “Songbird,” made a huge splash on several album sales charts. According to “Billboard,” the album debuted in the Top Ten on five different charts. “Songbird” lands his first top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart, coming in at number six; it also debuted at number six on the Top Current Album Sales chart, number seven on the Indie Store Album Sales chart, number eight on the Americana/Folk Albums chart and number nine on the Vinyl Albums sales chart. Outside the Top Ten, it comes in at number 17 on the Top Country Albums chart, number 18 on the Independent Albums chart and number 116 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album’s producer (and Waylon’s son), Shooter Jennings, says the album is the first of three to be released from the vaults.
This day in Country Music History
- Today in 1965, Ernest Tubb was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Today in 1991, “The Patsy Cline Collection” album was released.
- Today in 1992, Mark Chesnutt’s second album, “Longnecks and Short Stories,” went gold.
- Today in 1992, the album, “Wynonna,” by Wynonna was certified double platinum.
- Today in 1996, Tracy Byrd released the album, “Big Love” and Mary Chapin Carpenter released the album, “A Place in the World.”
- Today in 1999, Martina McBride was #1 on “Radio & Records’” Country Top 50 chart with her single, “I Love You.”
- Today in 2002, the USA Network held the first auditions for the inaugural edition of the “Nashville Star” Ronnie Dunn and Trace Adkins were both on hand, as is Jon Brennan, who is better known as the shy, aspiring country singer from the second season of MTV’s “Real World.” Of course, Buddy Jewell went on to win the competition in May 2003.
- Today in 2005, Keith Urban’s “Better Life” began a six-week run at the top of the Billboard chart.
- Today in 2008, a wax figure of Carrie Underwood was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York.
- Today in 2011, Ronne Dunn sang “The Star Spangled Banner” at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington as Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals swamped the Texas Rangers in a World Series game.
- Today in 2012, Taylor Swift’s “Red” album was released.
- Today in 2016, Eric Church donated $1-million for diabetes research during a fundraiser at the Westin in Charlotte, where his parents, Ken and Rita Church, received an award.
- Today in 2017, Alan Jackson, songwriter Don Schlitz (the author of “The Gambler”) and the late Jerry Reed were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
This day in Country Music History
- Today in 1957, the Elvis Presley film “Jailhouse Rock” premiered.
- Today in 1968, Nashville’s top Country Music Awards go to Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.” for best song and to “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” for best album.
- Today in 1987, the “Hillbilly Deluxe” album by Dwight Yoakam was certified gold.
- Today in 1987, “The Best Of Dan Seals” album was released.
- Today in 1994, Willie Nelson’s “Always On My Mind” album was certified quadruple platinum.
- Today in 1997, Wynonna Judd’s album, “The Other Side,” was released.
- Today in 1999, the “Wide Open Spaces” album by the Dixie Chicks was certified for multi-platinum sales of 8-million.
- Today in 2001, some of country music’s biggest artists gathered in Nashville to show their support of America and to raise money for the Salvation Army, which has been working around the clock since the September 11th terrorist attacks. The music at the “Country Freedom Concert” began with Martina McBride’s a cappella introduction to “Independence Day” and closed with Trisha Yearwood and a choir belting out “We Shall Be Free.” But those were just two of the key moments during the three-hour show that featured some unexpected songs while the artists – and the fans – demonstrated their unwavering love of America.
- Today in 2001, Billy Gilman took part in the all-star “United We Stand” concert in Washington, D.C.
- Today in 2001, Alan Jackson was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
- Today in 2002, it was revealed that Faith Hill’s “Cry” album debuted at #1 on “Billboard’s” Top Country Albums chart as well as the all-genre “Billboard 200” chart. The CD sold a whopping 472,000 copies in just its first week – that was the highest SoundScan debut in history for any Warner Bros. Records recording artist. Plus, first-week sales of “Cry” were nearly twice her record-breaking 1999 “Breathe” debut, which also hit the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Album and Country Album Chart (it sold 242,229 in its first week).
- Today in 2003, the Eagles’ album, “Eagles – The Very Best Of,” as well as Mark Wills’ “And The Crowd Goes Wild” arrived in stores.
- Today in 2004, Toby Keith received his second quadruple-platinum album for “Shock’n Y’all.”
- Today in 2009, Brad Paisley performed at Madison Square Garden for the first time.
- Today in 2012, Garth Brooks, Connie Smith, and session keyboard player, Hargus “Pig” Robbins, officially joined the Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Today in 2014, Little Big Town’s “Pain Killer” album was released.
- Today in 2015, Miranda Lambert makes a surprise appearance during Taylor Swift’s concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. They team on “Little Red Wagon.”
- Today in 2016, Zac Brown Band guitarist Coy Bowles and his wife, Kylie, welcomed daughter Hattie Bowles shortly after midnight.
- Today in 2017, Kane Brown’s “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina, began a five-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 2017, Reid Perry, of The Band Perry, had an emergency appendectomy at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
- Today in 2017, Shania Twain’s single, “Now,” hit #1.
- Today in 2018, Ricky Skaggs, Dottie West and fiddler Johnny Gimble were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during an official medallion ceremony.
- Today in 2019, Brett Young and wife Taylor Mills welcome a daughter, Presley Elizabeth Young.
- Today in 2020, Garth Brooks was injured in a saw accident after working on his deck at home in Tennessee. Fortunately, the damage is relatively minor: he lost the fingernail on his left ring finger.
Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash And Tony Brown Are The Newest Country Music Hall Of Fame Members
The latest class of country music legends was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday night, with Kenny Chesney and June Carter Cash, along with famed studio musician Tony Brown, entering the hallowed halls. On hand to perform for the evening were Megan Moroney, Kelsea Ballerini, Eric Church, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood and more. Moroney performed Chesney’s “Knowing You”; Kelsea honored him with a solo rendition of their 2010 collaboration “Somewhere Wiith You.” Church did several songs, including the KC hits “I Go Back,” “Anything But Mine,” “The Boys of Fall,” “Never Wanted Nothing More” and “El Cerrito Place.”
H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: RAFAEL
This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Rafael”, a sweet and cuddly 7 year old orange tabby cat who is front declawed, and loves kids. Rafael doesn’t seem to mind dogs, and is a little tentative at first, but will warm up to you quickly. Rafael is fully vetted, vaccinated, neutered and ready to go!
And since Rafael is the Pet of the Week, his adoption fee is only $30 this week!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Rafael or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.
Check out our visit about Rafael with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Alan Jackson’s Final Concert Has Already Sold Out
Some fans are here for country music history. Some for the all-star lineup. But all of them bought their tickets for Alan Jackson‘s “Last Call: One More For The Road – The Finale,” as soon as they went on sale. What’s being billed as Jackson’s last concert totally sold out in just hours. The show, which you most likely won’t be attending, happens June 27 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, and will include Alan’s last time on the big stage, along with guest stars Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack and more. Alan said in a statement, “I’m proud and overwhelmed by the response from my fans. I’m just sorry there weren’t enough seats for everybody who wanted one. I appreciate all the people that have come to my shows and supported me over the years.” With any luck, the country legend will go the Ozzy Osbourne route, and make his final curtain call available to fans everywhere via streaming, but as of now, no such plans have been mentioned. Fingers definitely crossed.
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