- Today in 1967, the “I Walk The Line” album by Johnny Cash was certified gold.
- Today in 1981, Ronnie Milsap’s “Greatest Hits” album was certified platinum.
- Today in 1981, the album, “My Home’s In Alabama,” was certified gold.
- Today in 1987, the “Always & Forever” album by Randy Travis was certified gold and platinum.
- Today in 1987, the “Trio” album, which featured Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, was certified gold and platinum.
- Today in 1992, Tracy Lawrence’s “Sticks And Stones” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1992, Clint Black’s album, “The Hard Way,” was released.
- Today in 1995, Vince Gill scored a #1 hit with the single, “You Better Think Twice.”
- Today in 1998, Deana Carter’s “Did I Shave My Legs For This?” album was certified quadruple platinum.
- Today in 1998, the album, “Where Your Road Leads,” by Trisha Yearwood was released.
- Today in 1998, a Nashville radio station announced that it wanted to dispel rumors that Elvis Presley was still alive and offered $1-million to anyone who could produce him. The money has gone unclaimed.
- Today in 1999, Lonestar’s “Crazy Nights” album was certified gold. On the same day, their “Lonely Grill” was also certified gold.
- Today in 1999, Alabama’s “Super Hits” collection by Alabama was certified gold while their “Dancin’ On The Boulevard” CD was certified platinum.
- Today in 1999, Clint Black’s “Nothin’ But The Tailights” album was certified platinum and his “Greatest Hits” collection was certified double platinum.
- Today in 1999, the album, “Ten Thousand Angels” by Mindy McCready was certified double platinum.
- Yesterday in 2000, Brad Paisley played for 40,000 folks in his hometown of Wheeling, West Virginia at the 24th “Jamboree in the Hills.” Brad played his heart out for the crowd of what Brad joked was about “10% relatives.”
- Today in 2000, Toby Keith’s “How Do You Like Me Now?!” album was certified gold.
- Today in 2002, Travis Tritt brought his “Down the Road I Go” tour to Lake Placid’s Olympic Center. The concert took place after the third annual ESPN Great Outdoor Games wrapped up at various Lake Placid venues.
- Today in 2005, the Montgomery Gentry video “Something To Be Proud Of” premiered on CMT.
- Today in 2009, Sara Evans sang “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch during the Major League All-Star Game at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. Sheryl Crow performed the national anthem. The American League defeats the National League, 4-3.
- Today in 2012, Kenny Chesney’s concert at Angels Stadium in Anaheim featured a surprise guest: actor Ashton Kutcher, who joined him on “Back Where I Come From.” Also appearing were Tim McGraw, Jake Owen and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.
- Today in 2014, Justin Moore and wife Kate welcomed a daughter, Rebecca Klein Moore.
- Today in 2015, Kelsea Ballerini earned her first gold single from the RIAA for her debut, “Love Me Like You Mean It.”
- Today in 2018, Emmylou Harris was celebrated along with Neil Diamond, Louis Jordan, Queen and drummer Hal Blaine as PBS shoots a “Grammy Salute To Music Legends” at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Megan Moroney Gets Into The Fragrance Business
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It seems that once a performer’s star has risen to a certain height, you either get involved with your own brand of liquor, your own bar, or your own fragrance. Megan Moroney is apparently at that point, and she went with the third option, announcing her new perfume, “Calliope.” In a statement on the official fragrance website, Moroney said, “I’ve spent the last year and a half hand crafting the concept, scent and design of Calliope. Songwriting has been my way of making sense of life’s highs and lows. Every song I write comes from a real moment, a feeling, or a memory, and my hope has always been that by sharing those pieces of myself, someone else feels a little less alone. I truly believe that the experiences we carry, both the beautiful and the heartbreaking, become part of who we are. I think fragrance has the power to do the very same.” Calliope is launching direct-to-consumer first before reportedly arriving at retail stores later this summer.
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1992, the single, “Love’s Got A Hold On You,” by Alan Jackson is released.
- Today in 1993, the Statler Brothers’ “Christmas Card” album was certified platinum.
- Today in 1993, Clint Black’s “No Time To Kill” album was released.
- Today in 1993, The Statler Brothers’ “The Best Of The Statler Brothers” album was certified double platinum.
- Today in 1993, a stretch of Tennessee Highway 56 near McMinnville was named for the late Dottie West.
- Today in 1994, Travis Tritt’s “Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof” album was certified gold.
- Today in 1995, Charlie Daniels’ “Million Mile Reflection” album was certified triple platinum.
- Today in 1996, the first “CountryFest” was held in Atlanta, Georgia with headliners Alan Jackson, Alabama, and Pam Tillis. The show drew 275,000 fans.
- Today in 1998, Trisha Yearwood performed “There Goes My Baby” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
- Today in 1999, Willie Nelson released, “Night and Day,” an album featuring jazz instrumental versions of old standards.
- Today in 1999, the “Return of the Grievous Angel” album was released. The album served as a tribute to country rock pioneer Gram Parsons, and featured versions of his songs by Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and more.
- Today in 2000, LeAnn Rimes kicked off her 30-city “2000 Tour” at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
- Today in 2000, the Dixie Chicks “Fly” album entered the record books as having spent the most weeks at the # 1 spot for a group on “Billboard’s” Country Albums Chart. The follow-up to the group’s debut album, “Wide Open Spaces,” spent a record 32 weeks at the coveted top spot on the albums chart. With its record-setting reign at the chart’s top position, the Dixie Chicks surpassed the previously held record of 28 weeks set by Alabama’s “Feels So Right” and “Mountain Music” albums.
- Today in 2001, Reba and Martina McBride top the biggest all-female lineup in country music history as “Girls Night Out Tour” debuted in Las Vegas.
- Today in 2010, Jerrod Niemann’s debut album, “Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury,” was released.
- Today in 2014, Tim McGraw swatted a female fan in the middle of “Truck Yeah” at Aaron’s Amphitheatre in Atlanta when she clawed at his leg. She ripped his jeans and was escorted out of the venue. The moment became a viral topic when video was posted online.
- Today in 2016, Trace Adkins fans leave his Seaside Heights, New Jersey concert due to his poor performance. Audience members accuse him of being drunk, saying he mumbled through his set and forgot the words to his songs
- Today in 2016, Craig Morgan canceled 10 shows in nine following the death of his son in a boating accident
- Today in 2017, Scotty McCreery is charged with a misdemeanor for attempting to pass a loaded gun through security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.
- Today in 2017, Dolly Parton’s “Christmas Of Many Colors – Circle Of Love” earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.
- Today in 2018, Tucker Beathard welcomed a daughter, Sage, in Seattle.
- Today in 2018, Blake Shelton’s single, “I’ll Name The Dogs,” went gold.
- Today in 2019, Blanco Brown’s “The Git Up” hit #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 2021, Toby Keith and Rhett Akins were announced as 2021 inductees in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with Amy Grant and songwriters Buddy Cannon and John Scott Sherill.
- Today in 2021, the Discovery Channel aired “Brad Paisley’s Shark Country,” featuring comedian J.B. Smoove. Sharks in the wild responded positively to Paisley’s recording of “River Bank” and his band’s live performance of “Water.” They’re agitated by Smoove playing cowbell.
Luke Bryan Reveals 2026 Farm Tour Details
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We already knew the dates and locations for Luke Bryan‘s fall 2026 Farm Tour, but yesterday he revealed who would be coming along for the ride. Dasha, Kenny Whitmire, the Peach Pickers and DJ Rock have been announced as special guests for the 2026 Farm Tour dates. Tickets are available now at Luke’s website.
As a reminder, the four fall Farm Tour dates are listed below:
- September 17: Latrobe, Pennsylvania — 1846 Farms
- September 18: Millersport, Ohio — Miller Family Farm
- September 19: Brookston, Indiana — Prairie View Farms
- September 20: Allegan, Michigan — John Schaendorf Dairy
This Day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1967, Kenny Rogers left the New Christy Minstrels and later formed the First Edition.
- Today in 1967, Bobbie Gentry recorded the hit single “Ode to Billie Joe” at a Hollywood studio.
- Today in 1970, Johnny Cash recorded Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down.”
- Today in 1972, Tom T. Hall entered the charts with “I Remember The Year That Clayton Delaney Died.”
- Today in 1982, “Any Day Now” by Ronnie Milsap peaked at #14 on the pop singles chart.
- Today in 1982, “Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me” by Juice Newton peaked at #7 on the pop singles chart.
- Today in 1998, Collin Raye’s “I Can Still Feel You” hits the top of Radio & Records’ country chart.
- Today in 2000, U-S Customs officials at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport seize a shipment of Kenny Chesney’s single, “I Lost It.” The promotional C-D singles were assembled with a package that included imported “English water.” On the cover, Kenny, who was dressed in a black suit and black hat, appeared to be partially immersed in a pool of water.
- Today in 2001, it was officially announced that Chalee Tennison had become officially engaged to guitar player Mark Gillespie. The happy couple tied the knot on November 10th in a private ceremony in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
- Today in 2002, Dolly Parton launched a 13-city tour, marking her first tour in decades.
- Today in 2010, Carrie Underwood married hockey player Mike Fisher at the Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia.
- Today in 2012, Luke Bryan performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kellie Pickler sang “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch.
- Today in 2013, Randy Travis underwent emergency brain surgery after suffering a stroke at the Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano in Texas.
- Today in 2016, Dierks Bentley announced that his 15-year-old dog, Jake, had died. His pet was a sidekick through much of Bentley’s career, introduced in the video to “What Was I Thinkin’.”
- Today in 2017, Brett Eldredge was high on the platinum single he scored from the RIAA for “Drunk On Your Love.”
- Today in 2017, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood joined Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to help construct a new house in Edmonton in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity.
- Today in 2018, Halfway To Hazard launches a monthly residency at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville with surprise guests Chris Young, Jon Stone and Ira Dean.
MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: HAWK
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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Hawk”, a 4 year old male Pointer mix. Hawk weighs about 50 lbs, and is a handsome and friendly fellow! Hawk gets along great with other dogs and doesn’t seem to mind cats. Hawk also enjoys walks and behaves very well on a leash, and he loves to play fetch with a tennis ball!
Hawk is fully vaccinated, vetted, neutered, microchipped and ready to go!
And since Hawk is the H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week, his adoption fee is only $20 this week!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Hawk 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 Hawk with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
Randy Travis Announces First New Album In Nearly 20 Years
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A country legend is readying new music. Randy Travis has announced that his first album of new music in 18 years is on the way. Kyle Lehning, Randy’s longtime producer, assembled, remixed, and remastered the previously unreleased songs from throughout their career together. The full album’s title and release date have not yet been announced, but the first single from the record, “Fish On,” will be available everywhere tomorrow.
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1973, Kris Kristofferson’s “Why Me” reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart.
- Today in 1987, Hank Williams Jr.’s “Born To Boogie” album was released.
- Today in 1988, John Berry and his wife, Robin, were married.
- Today in 1991, Roy Acuff was one of 12 recipients of the National Medal of Arts at a White House ceremony hosted by president George Bush
- Today in 1996, LeAnn Rimes released her debut album, “Blue.”
- Today in 1998, Garth Brooks got all kinds of good news. His self-titled debut was certified for sales of 9-million, his “Fresh Horses” album was certified for sales of 6-million copies and his album, “In Pieces,” was certified for sales of 8-million. That’s not all, his “No Fences” album was certified for sales of 16-million, Garth’s album, “Ropin’ The Wind,” was certified for sales of 13-million and his album, “The Chase,” was certified for sales of 8-million. Doing the math – that total added up to an astounding total of 60-million albums sold.
- Today in 1999, Kenny Chesney became the first artist in five years to sell out Cowboy’s in Arlington, Texas.
- Today in 1999, just minutes before curtain, Mary Chapin Carpenter cancelled a concert at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield, Missouri. Soon afterwards, a hall official broke the news that Mary Chapin had to fly home to tend to her very ill golden retriever.
- Today in 1999, Lonestar began a nine-week run at #1 on “Radio & Records’” country chart with “Amazed.”
- Today in 2001, the Country Music Association announces 12 honorees will be added to the Country Music Hall of Fame: Bill Anderson, Waylon Jennings, Sam Phillips, The Louvin Brothers, The Delmore Brothers, The Jordanaires, Webb Pierce, Don Gibson, The Everly Brothers, Don Law, Ken Nelson and Homer & Jethro.
- Today in 2002, the “Halos and Horns” album from Dolly Parton and Andy Griggs’ “Freedom” album arrived in stores.
- Today in 2002, Toby Keith’s single, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American),” topped the “Radio & Records” and “Billboard” singles charts.
- Today in 2004, Wynonna and the rock band Heart teamed up in an installment of “CMT Crossroads,” hosted by Radney Foster. The episode included performances of “Only Love,” “No One Else On Earth” and “Love Hurts”
- Today in 2010, A “CMT Crossroads” episode featuring Kenny Chesney and Steve Miller debuted. The set list included “I Go Back,” “Rock N’ Me” and “Living In Fast Forward”
- Today in 2011, Cheyenne Kimball shocked her bandmates by quitting Gloriana via Twitter after a concert at the Franklin County Fair in Missouri.
- Today in 2016, Jon Pardi’s “California Sunrise” debuted at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart.
- Today in 2016, Chris Stapleton opened for hard-rock band Guns N’ Roses at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, performing “Nobody To Blame,” “You Are My Sunshine” and “Tennessee Whiskey” before GNR cranks out “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and “Paradise City.”
- Today in 2017, Maren Morris got engaged to Ryan Hurd while visiting his family in Michigan. The were married March 24, 2018.
- Today in 2017, it was revealed that Cassadee Pope and All Time Low’s Rian Dawson had called off their engagement. Together for seven years and engaged for five months, she channeled her feelings into a song – it’s been speculated that it’s either “Take You Home” or “Don’t Ask Me.”
- Today in 2018, Eli Young Band vocalist Mike Eli and his wife, Kacey, welcomed son, Kash Eli, in Dallas.
Garth Brooks Announces New Arena Tour
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We now know what that mysterious countdown on Garth Brooks’ website was about. Brooks announced yesterday that his upcoming “Blame It All On My Roots: The Arena Tour” will launch in August. The initial stop on the tour will be a two-night stand at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 21-22. No other dates or cities have been announced as yet; tickets for the Indiana shows go on sale via Ticketmaster on July 17 at 10am ET.
This day in Country Music History
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- Today in 1972, when a concert date was canceled, Barbara Mandrell officially joined the Grand Ole Opry, three weeks earlier than scheduled.
- Today in 1992, Garth Brooks and then-wife, Sandy Brooks, welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor Mayne Pearl Brooks, in Nashville.
- Today in 1993, the “Merry Christmas To You” album by Reba McEntire was certified gold.
- Today in 1994, Travis Tritt scored a #1 hit with his single, “Foolish Pride.”
- Today in 1996, Keifer Thompson moved to Nashville from Oklahoma. Shortly after, he meets future wife and fellow Thompson Square partner Shawna McIlwain.
- Today in 1997, Marty Stuart married Connie Smith on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Afterward, they drove out into the wilderness and end up dancing on a cliff to Buck Owens’ “Your Tender Loving Care.”
- Today in 1998, Brooks & Dunn’s “If You See Her” album was certified gold and platinum simultaneously.
- Today in 1998, the Roy Orbison Estate filed a $12-million royalty suit against Sony Music Entertainment Inc. The suit alleged that Sony, in selling licenses from the artist’s Monument Records master recordings, consistently underpaid Roy in domestic and international royalties.
- Today in 2000, Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance” began a five-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country chart.
- Today in 2002, Brad Paisley was #1 on the country charts with his single, “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song).”
- Today in 2010, Taylor Swift shot the wedding scene for her “Mine” video at the Christ Church in Kennebunk, Maine, with British actor Toby Hemingway in the role of the groom.
- Today in 2013, Darius Rucker’s single, “Radio,” was released.
- Today in 2014, Florida Georgia Line’s “Dirt” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2016, Garth Brooks became the first country artist to headline at the new Yankee Stadium in New York. He sang two songs written by New Yorker Billy Joel, “Shameless” and “Piano Man.” Brooks also joined wife Trisha Yearwood on “In Another’s Eyes.”
- Today in 2017, Julianne Hough married NHL player Brooks Laich near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her brother, Derek Hough, was a member of the wedding party. The couple announced their separation (after months of questions) in May 2020. They’ve since finalized their divorce.
- Today in 2018, Josh Abbott married Taylor Parnell at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas.
- Today in 2019, the Thomas Rhett single, “Remember You Young,” was released.
- Today in 2020, Lady A filed suit in Nashville against blues singer Lady A to protect its trademark of the name, granted in 2011. The group was formerly known as Lady Antebellum, but shortened the official name in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, running into an unexpected conflict in the process.
- Today in 2021, the Walker Hayes single, “Fancy Like,” hit the airwaves.
- Today in 2021, Morgan Wallen closed on the sale of his four-bedroom Nashville residence…as in, the house where he was notoriously recorded using a racial slur the previous February. The property went for $835,000, nearly 20% more than the $700-grand he bought it for in 2020.
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