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 Posted by at 1:01 pm on September 11, 2024
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Thank you for visiting Hometown Country Music!

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  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
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This Date in Country Music History – January 29th

 Posted by at 7:49 am on January 29, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – The Jordan Davis & Luke Bryan duet “Buy Dirt” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart
  • 2018 – Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott gave birth to twins
  • 2016 – Jason Aldean’s single “Burnin’ It Down” was certified double-platinum
  • 2016 – Jason Aldean’s single “Hicktown” was certified platinum
  • 2016 – Blake Shelton’s single “Sangria” was certified platinum
  • 2016 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Sippin’ On Fire” was certified platinum
  • 2016 – Maddie & Tae’s single “Fly” was certified gold
  • 2015 – Florida Georgia Line’s single “Cruise” was certified nine-times platinum for sales of 9 million
  • 2015 – The Band Perry’s single “If I Die Young” was certified six-times platinum for sales of 6 million
  • 2015 – The Brantley Gilbert single “Bottoms Up” was certified double-platinum for sales of 2 million
  • 2015 – The Eli Young Band’s single “Drunk Last Night” was certified platinum for sales of 1 million
  • 2004 – Gretchen Wilson signed a record label deal with Epic
  • 1999 – The Dixie Chicks album Wide Open Spaces was certified quadruple platinum
  • 1970 – Elvis Presley released his hit single “Kentucky Rain”

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Tracy Lawrence Announces “No Alibis” Tour

 Posted by at 11:34 pm on January 28, 2026
Jan 282026
 

No Alibis Tour Dates:
March 12, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
March 14, 2026 in Gonzales, La. at Bulls, Bands and Barrels*
March 26, 2026 in Riverside, Iowa at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
March 27, 2026 in Clear Lake, Iowa at Surf Ballroom
March 28, 2026 in Du Quoin, Ill. at Cord McCoy DuQuoin Rodeo
April 10, 2026 in Lake Charles, La. at Golden Nugget Lake Charles – Grand Event Center
April 16, 2026 in El Paso, Texas at The Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Center – Kendall Kidd Performance Hall*
April 17, 2026 in Canyon, Texas at The Backyard at the Lumberyard*
April 18, 2026 in Georgetown, Texas at Two Step Inn Festival
April 23, 2026 in Duluth, Minn. at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Symphony Hall*
April 25, 2026 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. at Crystal Grand Music Theatre
May 2, 2026 in Marietta, Ohio at Peoples Bank Theatre
May 3, 2026 in Nashville, Tenn. at Ryman Auditorium
May 7, 2026 in Savannah, Ga. at Johnny Mercer Theater*
May 8, 2026 in Dothan, Ala. at Dothan Civic Center*
May 14, 2026 in Wichita, Kan. at Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center Concert Hall*
May 16, 2026 in Pasadena, Texas at Pasadena Strawberry Festival
May 28, 2026 in Spartanburg, S.C. at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium*
May 29, 2026 in Roanoke, Va. at Berglund Performing Arts Center*
May 30, 2026 in Reading, Pa. at Santander Performing Arts Center*
June 7, 2026 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. at Carolina Country Music Festival
June 11, 2026 in Decatur, Ala. at Rock the South*
June 12, 2026 in Corinth, Miss. at Crossroads Arena*
June 19, 2026 in Wildwood, N.J. at Barefoot Country Music Festival
June 20, 2026 in Cumberland, Md. at First Peoples Wing-Off & Music Festival
June 21, 2026 in Webster, Mass. at Indian Ranch Amphitheatre
June 27, 2026 in Bonner Springs, Kan. at Country Stampede
July 10, 2026 in Midland, Texas at Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center*
Aug. 7, 2026 in Peoria, Ill. at Prairie Home Alliance Theater*
Aug. 8, 2026 in Worthington, Iowa at Worthington Memorial Park
Aug. 29, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. at Cali Country Cruise

This Date in Country Music History – January 28th

 Posted by at 7:31 am on January 28, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2018 – Chris Stapleton won 3 Grammy awards:  Best Country Album, for From A Room: Volume 1; Best Country Song, “Broken Halos”; and Best Country Solo Performance, “Either Way”
  • 2014 – Big & Rich released their single “Look At You”
  • 2009 – John Rich released his single “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”
  • 1995 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “Gone Country”
  • 1992 – Reba McEntire released her single “Is There Life Out There”
  • 1989 – Randy Travis topped the charts with “Deeper Than The Holler”
  • 1985 – Alabama released their album Forty Hour Week
  • 1985 – Reba McEntire released her single “Somebody Should Leave”

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This Date in Country Music History – January 27th

 Posted by at 6:53 am on January 27, 2026
Jan 272026
 

 

This Date in Country Music History

  • 2025 – George Birge released his song “It Won’t Be Long”
  • 2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
  • 2023 – Tyler Hubbard released his self-titled debut solo album
  • 2021 – The Chris Young Cafe was opened at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro
  • 2021 – Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement
  • 2020 – Kane Brown’s single “Heaven” was certified Quintuple Platinum, as was his duet “What Ifs” with Lauren Alaina
  • 2017 – Lauren Alaina released her album Road Less Traveled
  • 2017 – Brantley Gilbert released his album The Devil Don’t Sleep
  • 2010 – Carrie Underwood‘s single “Cowboy Casanova” was certified platinum
  • 2007 – Rodney Atkins scored a #1 hit with “Watching You”
  • 2001 – The Dixie Chicks scored a #1 hit with “Without You”
  • 1998 – The Dixie Chicks released their debut album Wide Open Spaces
  • 1998 – Shania Twain released her single “You’re Still The One”
  • 1998 – Wade Hayes released his album When The Wrong One Loves You Right
  • 1967 – Waylon Jennings made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1956 – Elvis Presley released his single “Heartbreak Hotel”

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