On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

10.21.26

Born 111 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Visionary Architect of the Nashville Sound Who Helped Shape the Careers of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.20.26

Born 118 Years Ago Today in Texas, the Singing Cowboy Known as the “Original Juvenile Delinquent” Who Once Ran for President

Stuart Hamblen, former singing cowboy, radio personality, and one-time presidential hopeful, was born on October 20, 1908.

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

10.20.26

43 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Pioneering Guitarist Who Helped Define Its Sound and Wrote Hits for Tennessee Ernie Ford and Ernest Tubb

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.20.26

Born 76 Years Ago Today in Florida, the Classic Rock Legend Who Helped Form One of Music’s Biggest Supergroups

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.20.26

On This Day in 1960, Roy Orbison Scored His First No. 1 Across the Pond With a Song He Never Planned to Record

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.20.26

Born 89 Years Ago in the Sooner State, the Country Music Trailblazer Who Became Rockabilly Royalty After Taking Elvis Presley’s Advice

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.20.26

Born 113 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Country Music Hall of Famer Known as “Everybody’s Grandpa”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.19.26

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Ohio, the Queen of Northern Soul Who Wrote Hits for The Supremes, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.19.26

On This Day in 2023, Luke Combs Hit No. 1 With a Cover That Helped a Folk Legend Make Country Music History

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.19.26

Born 137 Years Ago Today in England, the Unsung Architect of Country Music Who Helped Make the King of Singing Cowboys a Star

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.19.26

28 Years Ago Today, Alan Jackson Released the Frothy Love Song That Became His 16th No. 1 Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.19.26

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Texas, the Country Music Trailblazer Who Turned Small-Town Hypocrisy Into a No. 1 Crossover Smash

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

Born 111 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Visionary Architect of the Nashville Sound Who Helped Shape the Careers of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn

Born 118 Years Ago Today in Texas, the Singing Cowboy Known as the “Original Juvenile Delinquent” Who Once Ran for President

43 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Pioneering Guitarist Who Helped Define Its Sound and Wrote Hits for Tennessee Ernie Ford and Ernest Tubb

Born 76 Years Ago Today in Florida, the Classic Rock Legend Who Helped Form One of Music’s Biggest Supergroups

On This Day in 1960, Roy Orbison Scored His First No. 1 Across the Pond With a Song He Never Planned to Record

Born 89 Years Ago in the Sooner State, the Country Music Trailblazer Who Became Rockabilly Royalty After Taking Elvis Presley’s Advice

Born 113 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Country Music Hall of Famer Known as “Everybody’s Grandpa”

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Ohio, the Queen of Northern Soul Who Wrote Hits for The Supremes, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye

On This Day in 2023, Luke Combs Hit No. 1 With a Cover That Helped a Folk Legend Make Country Music History

Born 137 Years Ago Today in England, the Unsung Architect of Country Music Who Helped Make the King of Singing Cowboys a Star

28 Years Ago Today, Alan Jackson Released the Frothy Love Song That Became His 16th No. 1 Hit

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Texas, the Country Music Trailblazer Who Turned Small-Town Hypocrisy Into a No. 1 Crossover Smash

Born 43 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the ‘Nashville Star’ Runner-up Who’s Been Setting the Country Charts Ablaze Since 2005

4 Unforgettable Hard Rock Hits From 1979 That Take Baby Boomers Back in Time

11 Years Ago Today, Beatlemaniacs Bid a Final Farewell to the “Fifth Beatle” Who Replaced Ringo Starr on the Fab Four’s First Single

3 Top 10 Hits From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Alive Still Remembers Today