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Luke Combs Performs Previously Unreleased Song In New Zealand

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Kiwi fans got a treat last week that we in the US never got. Luke Combs was headlining an eight-city tour of New Zealand and Australia, along with Mitchell Tenpenny, Jordan Davis and Lane Pittman. During the first stop in Auckland, Luke broke out a new song no one had heard before. The tune, possibly named “Ain’t No Cowboy,” is a good sign for Luke fans waiting on new music from the man in 2025.

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This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1971, Jerry Lee Lewis makes his Grand Ole Opry debut – and broke two promises: that he wouldn’t sing rock & roll, and wouldn’t swear. The set list included “Another Place, Another Time,” “Johnny B. Goode,” “Great Balls Of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On.”
  • Today in 1989, George Bush’s inauguration was all kinds of country. Performing for the occasion were: The Oak Ridge Boys, Crystal Gayle, Moe Bandy, Steve Wariner, Lee Greenwood, Randy Travis and Loretta Lynn.
  • Today in 1995, Wynonna’s self-titled solo debut album was certified quadruple platinum.
  • Today in 1995, Reba McEntire topped the country charts with “‘Til You Loved Me.
  • Today in 1997, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lonestar, Trisha Yearwood and Kim Richey were among the performers at Bill Clinton’s inaugural celebration, which includes 14 different receptions. Vice President Al Gore and wife Tipper danced to the “Tennessee Waltz.”
  • Today in 1998, Garth Brooks released the home video version of his concert in Central Park.
  • Today in 2001, Sara Evans soared to #1 in Billboard with “Born To Fly.”
  • Today in 2005, Keith Urban and John Fogerty taped an episode of “CMT Crossroads” together at Union Station in Los Angeles. In addition to Urban’s hits “You’ll Think Of Me,” “Somebody Like You” and “Days Go By,” they also worked up a version of “Blue Suede Shoes.”
  • Today in 2009, Faith Hill performed “If My Heart Had Wings” at the Washington Convention Center during ABC’s “The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration.” Also appearing: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Sting, Alicia Keys and Stevie Wonder.
  • Today in 2013, the Zac Brown Band performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The San Francisco 49ers advance to the Super Bowl with a 28-24 win against the Falcons.
  • Today in 2015, Lady A and Pat Green performed during the inaugural ball for governor Greg Abbott in Austin, Texas.
  • Today in 2016, Justin Moore made a surprise appearance at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, buying a round of drinks for the bar and performing “You Look Like I Need A Drink.”
  • Today in 2017, “Take Your Time” songwriter Shane McAnally married Michael Baum in Nashville with mayor Megan Barry officiating.
  • Today in 2017, Big & Rich played an RIAA inaugural ball with Cowboy Troy at the 930 Club in Washington, D.C., with funds going to Musicians On Call.
  • Today in 2018, Dolly Parton received two MidSouth Emmy awards at the Music City Center in Nashville, including one for the Smoky Mountains Rising telethon.
  • Today in 2019, no joke – Kris Kristofferson welcomed Marilyn Manson on stage with Tanya Tucker, Shooter Jennings and actor Dennis Quaid to perform “Why Me” during Kristofferson’s concert at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Kristofferson, Tucker and Quaid closed the show with “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends.”
  • Today in 2021, Tyler Hubbard and Tim McGraw sang “Undivided” as multiple TV networks air the inaugural special “Celebrating America.” Helping usher in Joe Biden’s administration are Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake and John Legend.
  • Today in 2021, Garth Brooks performed “Amazing Grace” following Joe Biden’s inaugural speech at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Lady Gaga delivered the national anthem, and Jennifer Lopez offers a mashup of “This Land Is Your Land” and “America, The Beautiful.”

Zach Top Says Country Music Is Cyclical, He’s Just The Right Guy At The Right Time

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Zach Top is known for bringing the retro 90s country sound back to country radio. It wasn’t planned, he says, saying he was just the right guy at the right time. On the “Rodeo Time” podcast, Zach explained his theory that country music trends are cyclical. “Country music’s always been that way. It’ll get kinda cyclical…Country fans especially…still never forget the roots and traditions of where the music came from, so at some point it’s kinda like, let’s get back to center a little bit maybe, so I just happened to show up at the right time; it was no calculated decision to like ‘I’m gonna be the throwback guy,” that’s just all I know how to do.” Check out Zach’s entire episode of the podcast here.

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1972, a section of Memphis’ Highway 51 South was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. The road passes in front of Graceland.
  • Today in 1973, Epic released Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors”
  • Today in 1976, “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)” by Glen Campbell peaked at #11 on the pop singles chart.
  • Today in 1981, Eddie Rabbitt’s “I Love A Rainy Night” hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
  • Today in 1986, Reba McEntire became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 1990, Randy Travis’ “No Holdin’ Back” album went platinum.
  • Today in 1992, Garth Brooks’ first TV special, “This Is Garth Brooks,” aired on NBC.
  • Today in 1992, Doug Stone hit #1 with “A Jukebox With A Country Song.”
  • Today in 1995, the single, “Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under” by Shania Twain was released.
  • Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn were #1 on the charts with the single, “He’s Got You.”
  • Today in 1998, Tim McGraw’s “Just To See You Smile” begun a six-week residency at the #1 spot on the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 2000, Garth Brooks was named Artist of the Decade for the ’90s during the American Music Awards at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. He also won trophies for Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Album, for “Sevens.” Shania Twain received two.
  • Today in 2001, According to the Zogby America poll, which asked over 1000 people what their “favorite musical genre” was, Americans said that they preferred country music over rock, classical or rap. In the South specifically, 23% of respondents chose country as their favorite type of music, compared with 29% in the Central/Great Lakes region. Overall, country music took the prize nationally with 22% of those polled saying they preferred to get “countrified.”
  • Today in 2006, Sugarland posted a message on its website announcing Kristen Hall leaving the trio to concentrate on songwriting.
  • Today in 2010, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett won Best Original Song, for “The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart),” in the Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
  • Today in 2013, following her win on NBC’s “The Voice,” Cassadee Pope finally got signed to a recording contract – with Republic Nashville.
  • Today in 2015, Jason Aldean and Brittany Kerr had an engagement party at Citizen in Nashville. Guests included Luke Bryan and Eric Church.
  • Today in 2017, “What Ifs,” by Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina was released.
  • Today in 2017, Alabama performed for 200 diplomats in Washington, D.C., during the Chairman’s Global Dinner two days prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump.
  • Today in 2017, the Eli Young Band’s tour bus went up in flames outside of Topeka, Kansas. Fortunately, the band wasn’t aboard at the time – and while the bus driver got out safely, he did save one guitar.
  • Today in 2018, Dierks Bentley’s “Woman, Amen” hit the airwaves.

H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: LUCY

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This week’s H&S Feed and Country Store Pet of the Week is “Lucy”, a sweet 1 and a half year old American Eskimo mix who is super-affectionate, gets along great with other dogs, cats, kids and adults, and would love to meet you! Lucy loves attention, loves to play, loves toys and has a lot of energy, so she would be great for a family with kids. Lucy is fully vetted, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go to a loving home.

And because Lucy is the Pet of the Week, the adoption fee is only $100 this week!

If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Lucy 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 Lucy with Shanna & Nicole from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:

 

Zach Bryan (Via Matthew McConaughey) Announces Film, “One Final Major Label Album”

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Zach Bryan got his friend Matthew McConaughey to help him tease two new projects in the works.  (Matthew was in Zach’s music video for “Nine Ball” last year, so they’re buds now.)

Zach posted an audio clip yesterday where Matthew talks about one more album with Zach’s current label, Warner Records.  And, also a FILM.

He says the film is called “Motorbreath”, about Zach and his friends road tripping across the country on motorcycles while he records “one final major-label album.”

No word on release dates for the movie or the album yet.  But Zach posted a 90-second clip from a song called “Birdie” that’s apparently on it.

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1953, Bill Monroe suffered 19 broken bones in a head-on collision on Highway 31 near White House, Tennessee. He still managed to get out of the car and pull another passenger, Bessie Lee Mauldin, out from the other side. Monroe was unable to tour until May.
  • Today in 1980, the “Kenny” album by Kenny Rogers was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
  • Today in 1982, Ronnie Milsap hit #1 on the Billboard country chart with “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World”
  • Today in 1984, Alabama’s “Roll On” album was released.
  • Today in 1984, RCA released Alabama’s “Roll On” album
  • Today in 1992, George Strait’s album, “Chill Of An Early Fall,” was certified platinum.
  • Today in 1992, the album, “Shadowland,” by K.D. Lang was certified gold.
  • Today in 1992, Gary Morris’ “Why Lady Why” album was certified gold.
  • Today in 1993, Patty Loveless performed on the Grand Ole Opry. It was her first Opry appearance since undergoing vocal surgery.
  • Today in 1997, Reba McEntire’s album, “What If It’s You,” was certified gold and platinum.
  • Today in 1997, Garth Brooks’ “In Pieces” album was certified for multi-platinum sales of 6-million.
  • Today in 1998, Lee Ann Womack’s self-titled debut was certified gold.
  • Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn topped the charts with their single, “He’s Got You.”
  • Today in 1998, Wynonna Judd’s album, “The Other Side,” was certified gold.
  • Today in 1999, “Right On The Money,” written by Phil Vassar, took Alan Jackson to the top of the Billboard country chart.
  • Today in 1999, Trisha Yearwood received a special proposal while making a guest appearance on the historic Ryman Auditorium stage. Grand Ole Opry member and segment host, Ricky Skaggs, invited her to become the 71st member of the Opry cast. She quickly accepted.
  • Today in 2001, the Warren Brothers issued a formal apology for their scuffle with a manager at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon during Fan Fair. The charges filed in relation to the incident were officially dropped on January 23rd.
  • Today in 2001, Trisha Yearwood announced that she was teaming up with the “4 Your Life: CPR” campaign to provide CPR training to residents of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
  • Today in 2001, the “When It All Goes South” album by Alabama was released.
  • Today in 2003, Kenny Chesney was in Tupelo, Mississippi to launch his 2003 “Margaritas ‘n’ Senoritas”
  • Today in 2004, “Unleashed” became the first Toby Keith album certified quadruple-platinum, while his “Shock’n Y’all” album reached triple-platinum status.
  • Today in 2006, The Johnny Cash biopic “Walk The Line” earned three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy plus trophies for Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. The “Brokeback Mountain” piece “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” won Best Original Song.
  • Today in 2007, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued a gold album for Taylor Swift’s self-titled album, which had been released the previous October.
  • Today in 2016, Scotty McCreery performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. In the game that followed, the New England Patriots finished off the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-20.

This day in Country Music History

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  • Today in 1969, Elvis Presley recorded “Don’t Cry Daddy” at the American Studios in Memphis.
  • Today in 1982, Ronnie Milsap recorded “Any Day Now” at the Groundstar Laboratory in Nashville.
  • Today in 1988, Vern Gosdin’s “Chiseled in Stone” album is released.
  • Today in 1992, Johnny Cash was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Cash was alongside with Booker T. & The MGs, Jimi Hendrix, Sam & Dave, Bobby “Blue” Bland and others.
  • Today in 1992, Garth Brooks’ self-titled set went triple-platinum and “No Fences” and “Ropin’ the Wind” became the first country albums certified for shipments of six million.
  • Today in 2000, Patty Loveless introduced Ralph as the new member of Grand Ole Opry.
  • Today in 2002, Alan Jackson’s “Drive” album was released.
  • Today in 2007, Taylor Swift appoints actor Tyler Hilton as she films the video for “Teardrops On My Guitar” at Nashville’s Hume-Fogg Magnet School.
  • Today in 2013, Jason Aldean’s “Take A Little Ride” is awarded a platinum single.
  • Today in 2014, Trace Adkins was admitted to a treatment facility for alcohol rehab after getting into a fight with a Trace Adkins impersonator. Weeks later, he left treatment – to be at his father’s side as he passed.
  • Today in 2015, Florida Georgia Line kicked off their first arena headlining tour in Toledo, Ohio. Also on the bill – Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard.
  • Today in 2016, Brothers Osborne’s debut album, “Pawn Shop,” was released. Hank Williams Jr. album, “It’s About Time,” also hit shelves.
  • Today in 2016, Willie Nelson was honored with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in a special aired by PBS. Rosanne Cash performed “Pancho And Lefty,” while Alison Krauss and Jamey Johnson covered “Seven Spanish Angels.” Neil Young, Raul Malo, Paul Simon and Cyndi Lauper also appeared.
  • Today in 2017, A Thousand Horses bass player Graham DeLoach got engaged to girlfriend Andrea Evans in Aspen, Colorado…and they got hitched on July 7th.
  • Today in 2020, Dwight Yoakam closed Sean Penn’s CORE Gala, raising $5-million for a relief agency, at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Present for the event were Leonard DiCaprio, Connie Britton, Jason Derulo, Jimmy Iovine and Julia Roberts.

Kenny Chesney Could Be Revealing Big 2025 News Tomorrow

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Kenny Chesney has been teasing a next-level 2025 for fans, and it could be we find out what that means as early as tomorrow. The singer is not only set to appear on “TODAY” during the 8 am hour tomorrow, but tomorrow night he’ll appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” as the “lead guest.” In a statement, Kenny said, “…This year is going to be unlike any other. This is one time when I probably do need to get out and explain exactly what we’re up to. But for now, I can say this: I am incredibly ramped up about what we’re in the middle of making happen for 2025. It’s one of those things where you can’t just throw it out there – so I am really glad we’re getting to spend some time at ‘TODAY,’ then ‘The Tonight Show.’” Hopefully we will know a LOT more tomorrow.

Cody Johnson Scores Big With 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tourney

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Cody Johnson‘s “2nd Annual Cody Johnson Charity Golf Tournament” was a huge success. While the tourney took place last month in Las Vegas during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the numbers are just now coming in. Johnson and the 28 teams that participated in the tournament raised just shy of $298-thousand for various charities: Resistol’s Cowboys Who Care Foundation (which gifts cowboy hats to children nationwide that are battling cancer and other diseases), Wrangler’s Bucking Cancer Initiative (which provides assistance to families battling pediatric cancer), and the Different Day Foundation (supporting women who were previously exploited or were involved in prostitution).

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