On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

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Born 93 Years Ago Today in Nebraska, the Outlaw Country Music Legend Hardly Anybody Talks About

By Erinn Callahan
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Born 114 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Younger Brother of the King of Western Swing Who Was an Original Texas Playboy Before Forming His Own Band

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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25 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Grammy-Winning Jazz Saxophonist Who Played With the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Frank Zappa

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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Born 67 Years Ago Today in Miami, the “Songwriter’s Drummer” Who Co-Founded a Genre-Bending, Grammy-Winning 90s Country Band

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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On This Day in 1996, Clint Black Released a Stormy Love Song That Broke the Mold and Became His 10th No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1972, Don Gibson Scored His Final No. 1 With a Song That Got a Honky-Tonk Makeover 22 Years Later

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 2003, Two Music Legends Hit No. 1 on the Country Chart With a Song That Still Makes Fans Want to Ditch Work and Crack a Cold One

By Clayton Edwards
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Born 80 Years Ago on the Isle of Man, the Disco King Who Wrote Hits for Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Diana Ross

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born 95 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Air Force Pilot Who Became Everyone’s Favorite “Singing Hobo” and Helped Make Branson a Country Music Destination

By Clayton Edwards
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3 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Music Icon Who Found His Path to Fame and a Permanent Vacation While Busking With an Outlaw Country Legend

By Clayton Edwards
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Born 93 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “High Priest of Country Music” Who Held a Record Even George Strait Had to Chase

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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18 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Country Guitar Legend Who Became a Movie Star Alongside Burt Reynolds

By Clayton Edwards

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View of New Wave & Pop musicians Robert Holmes, on electric guitar, and Aimee Mann, on bass guitar, both of the group 'Til Tuesday, perform onstage at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, July 4, 1985. (Photo by John Kisch Archive/Getty Images)

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Born 93 Years Ago Today in Nebraska, the Outlaw Country Music Legend Hardly Anybody Talks About
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4 Top 40 Songs From 1975 That Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart
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