COUNTRY HISTORY

On this day in 2014, Capitol Released Darius Rucker's single "Homegrown Honey," co-written with Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, to radio. The song was the first single from Rucker's fifth studio album, Southern Style. The song…

On this day in 1991, Vince Gill became the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. That same year, Gill released his fourth studio album Pocket Full of Gold. The album reached #5 on the charts,…

  On this day in 2011, Luke Bryan released his third album, Tailgates & Tanlines. The album produced four singles, "Country Girl (Shake It For me)", which hit #1 four on the charts,  "I Don't Want…

On this day in 2001, Garth Brooks recorded the song "Beer Run" with George Jones. The song was off of his eighth studio album Scarecrow, as well as on Jones's 2001 album The Rock: Stone Cold Country…

On this day in 1988, George Strait enjoyed his 14th Billboard #1 song with"Baby Blue". The song was the second single from his eighth album If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'.  

On this day in 1989, Dolly Parton had the most popular song in the country with "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?" The song was Parton's eighteenth number one on the country chart, and spent…

On this day in 1995, Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" was the most popular song in the country for a second straight week. The song was the second single from Twain's second studio album…

On this day in 2005, Faith Hill released her sixth album Fireflies. The album featured the number one song "Mississippi Girl". "Mississippi Girl" along with four other hits helped the album reach #1 on both…

On this day in 2011, Chris Young's sophomore album, The Man I Want to Be, was Certified Gold by the RIAA, selling more than 500,000 units. The CD was released in September 2009 and produced…

On this day in 2014, Columbia released Tyler Farr's "A Guy Walks Into A Bar" to radio. The song would later go number on the country charts and be certified Gold by the RIAA.