On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

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On This Day in 1983, George Jones Earned His Final No. 1 by Dethroning the Legend Who Wrote the Song

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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11 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Great Lady of Country Music” Who Helped Bring Country Into the Pop Mainstream

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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Born 55 Years Ago Today in Nova Scotia, the Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Carrie Underwood’s First Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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On This Day in 1985, Randy Travis Released His Debut Single, a Commercial Disappointment That Became a No. 1 Hit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1989, Reba McEntire Hit No. 1 With a Song First Made Famous by a Legendary Brother Duo Nearly Three Decades Earlier

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born 35 Years Ago Today in Illinois, the Trailblazing Independent Country Artist Who Made History With His Self-Funded No. 1 Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

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Born 43 Years Ago Today in Arkansas, the Singer Whose Songwriting Captured the Attention of Eric Church and Garth Brooks Before She Found Country Stardom

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1968, Johnny Cash Was at No. 1 With a Prison Song That Led To Real Legal Issues

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born 60 Years Ago Today in the Sunflower State, the “Celine Dion of Country Music” Behind One of Country’s Most Heavenly Hits

By Kat Caudill
On This Day

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5 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Master of the Minimalist Bassline Who Helped a Texas Rock Trio Sell More Than 50 Million Albums

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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10 Years Ago Today, Leonard Cohen Bid Farewell to His Muse, Lover, and Friend: “If You Stretch Out Your Hand, I Think You Can Reach Mine”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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27 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Youngest Daughter of Country Music’s Most Famous Family and the First To Record a Johnny Cash Classic

By Clayton Edwards

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(L-R) Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew Farriss, Australian musician, Tim Farriss, Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor, Michael Hutchence (1960-1997), Australian musician, Garry Gary Beers, Australian drummer, Jon Farriss and Australian drummer, Kirk Pengilly, of the Australian rock band INXS, pose for a group portrait during The Swing Tour on August 30, 1984 at The Kabuki Theater in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Randy Bachman/Getty Images)

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4 Songs From the 1960s That Made You Wish You Were at the Beach
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