Country Music timeline

The Bee Gees release their first album The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs

The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the Bee Gees' debut LP (1967's Bee Gees' 1st was the international debut album), released under... Read more

Lee Greenwood Releases "God Bless the USA"

"God Bless the USA" is an American patriotic song written by country musician Lee Greenwood. The first Greenwood album it appears on is 1984's... Read more

Taylor Allison Swift Is Born

Swift was born in the city of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Scott, a stock broker, and Andrea Swift, a homemaker. She has a... Read more

Rascal Flatts Releases Their First Album

Rascal Flatts is the eponymous debut album of American country music group Rascal Flatts, released on June 6, 2000 on Lyric Street Records. It sold... Read more

"Tim McGraw" Is Released

"Tim McGraw" is the debut single of American country pop artist Taylor Swift. She was sixteen years old when she debuted with the song, which she... Read more

"Taylor Swift" Is Released

Her self-titled debut album Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006. Swift wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, which debuted at... Read more

"Tim McGraw" Reaches Number 6 On Billboard's Hot Country Songs

Swift's first single, "Tim McGraw", was released to radio in mid-2006 and reached number 6 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart during the week... Read more

"Teardrops On My Guitar" Is Released

The second single from the Taylor Swift album, "Teardrops on My Guitar", was released February 24, 2007. The song originally made its peak... Read more

"Love Story" Ends Its First Week On The Market

As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Swift's single "Love Story" became the country song with most paid downloads in history and the first... Read more

Jimmy Dean Dies

Jimmy Dean, a country singer and television-show host whose good looks, folksy integrity and aw-shucks Texas charm served him especially well when... Read more