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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!

Our unique website and social media accounts are focused on two goals:

  • Keeping fans updated on the latest new music, tours and festivals while honoring the past of Country Music
  • Providing hometown artists a platform to get some national exposure alongside today’s stars and legends

We hope you find this to be your #1 destination for all things Country Music, worthy of bookmarking and visiting often.  Please explore our menus to see all that we have to offer and give us a follow on Facebook and Twitter/X.  We are adding and updating content daily!

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This Date in Country Music History – January 30th

 Posted by at 6:47 am on January 30, 2026
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Country Music Hall of Fame keyboard player Hargus “Pig” Robbins passed away
  • 2013 – Blake Shelton‘s album Red River Blue was certified platinum
  • 2010 – Colt Ford made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2001 – LeAnn Rimes released her album I Need You
  • 2001 – Toby Keith‘s album Blue Moon was certified platinum
  • 1995 – Joe Diffie released his single “So Help Me Girl”

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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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Gretchen Wilson

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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
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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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