Country

On this date (Oct. 9) in 1993, chances are good that Vince Gill was celebrating. It was that day that his single “One More Last Chance” became his third No. 1 hit. The comedic “One More Last Chance,” which Gill wrote with famed tunesmith Gary Nicholson, comes from Gill’s multi-platinum-selling album I Still Believe in You. That record spawned four
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Sara Evans was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry family Saturday night (Oct. 7) during the Opry’s 98th Birthday weekend by Opry member Crystal Gayle. “I want to thank the Opry for asking me to become a member because this is a country artist’s dream come true,” said Evans. “And I have been dreaming
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With 27 number one singles, 17 billion streams and 20 million albums sold, reigning ACM Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean today released another new track from his highly-anticipated 11th studio album, HIGHWAY DESPERADO, ahead of its November 3rd release. Released today as another preview of new music to come and written by Kurt Allison, Jonathan Edwards, Tully
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The CMT Music Awards will return to Austin, Texas’ Moody Center for the 2024 iteration of the awards show. According to a press release sent out on Thursday (Oct. 5), the annual awards show will take place on Apr. 7, 2024. Airing live from the Moody Center, it’ll once again be available to watch on
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Oct. 7, 2000, was a bittersweet day for Chris LeDoux and his family. It was on that date that the rodeo and music star underwent a liver transplant in Omaha, Neb., after being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease of the bile ducts. When news spread that LeDoux needed a transplant, Garth Brooks quietly
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Garth Brooks has achieved many career milestones and accolades, but perhaps none will be as significant as what happened on Oct. 6, 1990. It was on that date that the Oklahoma native fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Brooks first stepped onto the Opry stage on June
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Happy 27th wedding anniversary to Tim McGraw and Faith Hill! The couple wed on this day, Oct. 6, in 1996. McGraw and Hill began dating while Hill was an opening act on McGraw’s Spontaneous Combustion Tour earlier that year. At the time, she was newly engaged to record producer Scott Hendricks, but it didn’t take long for sparks to
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Forty-nine years ago today, on Oct. 4, 1974, the first-ever Volunteer Jam was held at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The Volunteer Jam, founded by Charlie Daniels, was originally scheduled as a live recording session for two songs, “No Place to Go” and “Orange Blossom Special,” from the Charlie Daniels Band‘s 1974 album Fire on
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