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It’s May 2nd and it’s time to look back.  Today’s Country Music Fact Of The Day For May 2nd.   From Justin Moore To Florida George Line, we have it all….

On This Date In Country Music History
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It's May 2nd and it's time to look back.  Today's Country Music Fact Of The Day For May 2nd.   From Justin Moore To Florida George Line, we have it all.

Let's look at today's happenings in country music history

2018
Justin Moore headlines Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium for the first time
 2016
Wheelhouse releases Runaway June's debut single, "Lipstick," to radio
 2015
Reba McEntire's "Love Somebody" debuts at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
2015
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill closes in Woodbridge, Virginia
2015
Kenny Chesney takes part in the NFL's college draft, announcing the San Francisco 49ers' fourth-round choice--Oklahoma tight end Blake Bell
 2014
Craig Morgan departs on a Stars For Stripes tour to perform for American soldiers stationed in the Middle East
 2014
Clay Walker sings the national anthem at the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville
 2013
Florida Georgia Line shoots its "Round Here" video in Tyler Hubbard's hometown, Monroe, Georgia, where the duo is presented with a key to the city
 2013
Alan Jackson sings "He Stopped Loving Her Today" to close George Jones' memorial at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
2012
Charlie Daniels performs "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" during intermission of an NHL playoff game at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena,
2009
Rodney Atkins' single "It's America" begins a two-week stay at the top spot on the Billboard country chart
2009
Slater's Peanuts, a horse owned by Toby Keith, wins $50,000 in the Golden Circle Stakes at Prairie Meadows outside Des Moines, Iowa
2009
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood take part in a Habitat For Humanity home build for a single mother in Tulsa
2009
LeAnn Rimes becomes the first major star to sing the national anthem prior to the Kentucky Derby
2008
Trace Adkins appears on the CBS-TV soap "The Young And The Restless," singing "You're Gonna Miss This"
 2006
Chris Young wins the season finale of the USA Network's "Nashville Star,"
2005
Eddie Montgomery has titanium rods and plates inserted in his left wrist at St. Joseph HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky, to mend an injury sustained during a concert. Montgomery Gentry reschedules a pair of shows as a result

Justin Moore

Craig Morgan

Rodney Atikins

Alan Jackson

LeAnn RImes