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Billy Currington is one of country music’s most consistent hitmakers, but he was a young artist looking for a shot when he made his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 25, 2003. Currington had released his debut single, “Walk a Little Straighter,” to country radio just days before on April 21, and he performed the emotional, traditional-leaning song during his Opry debut. Currington teamed with Carson Chamberlain and Casey Beathard to write “Walk a Little Straighter,” which Chamberlain produced. The song tells the story of a young man being raised by an alcoholic father, and the impact his dad’s dri...
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When Elvis Presley debuted in Las Vegas on April 23, 1956, the sophisticated crowds there were not at all impressed with the man who was revolutionizing popular music. Presley was only a short way into the career that would see him become one of the most legendary figures in the history of music when he accepted the booking at the Venus Room at the New Frontier Hotel in Vegas, according to Entertainment Weekly. The gig paid the modest sum of $17,000 for a two-week stand, and Presley was appearing on a bill with the Freddie Martin Orchestra and comedian Shecky Greene, both of whom were more tra...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Keith Urban is one of the biggest country stars of his generation, but things weren’t always so rosy when he first came to Nashville. Urban moved to Music City in 1992, after releasing one album in his native Australia. He got several cuts as a writer, and in 1997 he formed the Ranch, a rock-influenced country group. They released one album for Capitol Records on April 22, 1997, and charted two singles; “Walkin’ the Country” and “Just Some Love.” RELATED:Remember When Keith Urban Released His Debut Album? Despite their minor chart successes, the period ...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Dierks Bentley had just released the song that would launch him into overnight stardom when he made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry on April 18, 2003. Bentley performed his debut single, “What Was I Thinkin’,’ during his first-ever performance on the hallowed stage of the country music institution. According to the Opry’s website, the song was actually inspired by a girl Bentley had met backstage at the Opry long before he was signed to a label deal. He was working a day job at the Nashville Network, which was located on the grounds of Opryland where th...
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Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour set the standard for hype in 2023, generating more than $1 billion in sales and setting a Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing tour of all time. Taylor hype is at a fever pitch in 2024; her attendance at Super Bowl 58 resulted in the highest ratings in NFL history, and the star set a new record for streams when her Eras Tour film hit Disney+ on March 14. Related: Inside Taylor Swift’s Childhood HomeThere was, however, a time when the now-superstar was still paying her dues. Dust off your Von Dutch trucker hat and squeeze into your skinniest skinny jeans, beca...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Kenny Chesney scored one of the biggest hits of his career with a song that his good friend Tim McGraw had already cut before deciding not to release it. Chesney reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart on March 27, 1999, with “How Forever Feels,” the first single from his Everywhere We Go album. Wendell Mobley and Tony Mullins wrote the song, which tells the story of a man who’s had a great life, but still feels he’s missing out on knowing what life would be like if he got to spend it with a long-term love. “I’ve been around the block a tim...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube The year was 2003: Kenny Chesney had just released his No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem, which produced many singles that would eventually become classics in his catalog, including “Young,” “Big Star” and the title track. He was well on his way to country superstardom, but it was a must he that win over the entire crowd at his first-ever stadium show at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. And just like any team game-winning team would do, Chesney had one more play up his sleeve (okay we know he doesn’t wear sleeves often, but just go with it). He br...
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Luke Combs‘ most famous cover song is his chart-topping rendition of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” — but that song isn’t the only incredible cover in Combs’ discography. But back in 2022 — a year before his version of “Fast Car” came out — Combs put his spin on John Anderson‘s “Seminole Wind” as part of the tracklist of an all-star tribute to Anderson called Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute to John Anderson. Originally a Top 5 hit for Anderson from the early ’90s, “Seminole Wind” is a gruff, naturalistic ode to life in the Florida Everglades, and how the pursuit of wealth and technolo...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Reba McEntire knows what it is to endure sorrow and loss. In 1991, the country superstar lost seven of her band members and her tour manager, who died in a tragic plane crash after a concert. The superstar and her band performed a private show in San Diego on March 16, 1991, and there were two planes waiting at Brown Field Municipal Airport to carry the band members to Fort Wayne, Ind., to perform the next concert on their schedule. The band members and tour manager flew on ahead while McEntire, her then-husband and manager Narvel Blackstock and her sty...
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Randy Travis is celebrating a major milestone today (March 7). On this day in 1986, the singer made his debut on the famed Grand Ole Opry stage. Travis was introduced by Little Jimmy Dickens and performed Hank Williams‘ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” Three months later, he would go on to release his debut album, Storms of Life. The year proved to be a pivotal one for the singer, who returned to the Opry on Dec. 20 and was asked to become an Opry member that night. Introduced by Ricky Skaggs, Travis performed his No. 1 hit “Diggin’ Up Bones,” from Storms of Life. “Every time you walk on the Opr...
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