On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.21.26

On This Day in 2019, We Said Goodbye to the Voice That Millions Heard Before Every Episode of ‘The Sopranos’

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.21.26

49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Kicked off a Six-Week Run at No. 1 With One of His Biggest Hits (That He Despised)

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.21.26

53 Years Ago Today, 14-Year-Old Tanya Tucker Scored Her First No. 1 With a Song Later Covered by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.21.26

Born in Texas 39 Years Ago Today, the Ex-Prison Guard Who Went From Unsigned Artist to Entertainer of the Year

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1966, Pete Townshend Smashed His Guitar Into Keith Moon During a Chaotic Onstage Brawl Inadvertently Sparked by a Beach Boy

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

Born 41 Years Ago Today, the California Honky-Tonk Revivalist Known as Country Music’s “Mr. Saturday Night”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1990, Clint Black Was at No. 1 With the Album That Proved He Was a Force To Be Reckoned With

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

Born 111 Years Ago Today in the Big Easy, the Unsung Musical Genius Behind Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Countless Nashville Classics

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.20.26

42 Years Ago Today, the Oak Ridge Boys Were at No. 1 for the Final Time With an Album That Features One of Their Most Moving Ballads

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1968, Charley Pride Shattered a Longstanding Barrier With a No. 1 Country Album

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1998, Entertainment Royalty Gathered To Say Goodbye to Music’s Greatest Crooner

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

05.20.26

43 Years Ago, George Strait Released the Fiery Hit That Sparked One of Country Music’s Greatest Chart Runs Ever

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

On This Day in 2019, We Said Goodbye to the Voice That Millions Heard Before Every Episode of ‘The Sopranos’

49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Kicked off a Six-Week Run at No. 1 With One of His Biggest Hits (That He Despised)

53 Years Ago Today, 14-Year-Old Tanya Tucker Scored Her First No. 1 With a Song Later Covered by George Jones and Tammy Wynette

Born in Texas 39 Years Ago Today, the Ex-Prison Guard Who Went From Unsigned Artist to Entertainer of the Year

On This Day in 1966, Pete Townshend Smashed His Guitar Into Keith Moon During a Chaotic Onstage Brawl Inadvertently Sparked by a Beach Boy

Born 41 Years Ago Today, the California Honky-Tonk Revivalist Known as Country Music’s “Mr. Saturday Night”

On This Day in 1990, Clint Black Was at No. 1 With the Album That Proved He Was a Force To Be Reckoned With

Born 111 Years Ago Today in the Big Easy, the Unsung Musical Genius Behind Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Countless Nashville Classics

42 Years Ago Today, the Oak Ridge Boys Were at No. 1 for the Final Time With an Album That Features One of Their Most Moving Ballads

On This Day in 1968, Charley Pride Shattered a Longstanding Barrier With a No. 1 Country Album

On This Day in 1998, Entertainment Royalty Gathered To Say Goodbye to Music’s Greatest Crooner

43 Years Ago, George Strait Released the Fiery Hit That Sparked One of Country Music’s Greatest Chart Runs Ever

It Breaks My Heart That Younger Listeners Don’t Remember These 3 Rock Radio Staples From 1982

“He Was Caked Up, Bro”: Russell Dickerson Reveals the Shocking Gift Tim McGraw Once Gave Him

Jon Pardi Has a Message for Fans Who Think Zach Top Is Faking His Southern Twang

Madi Diaz’s Surprise Album is a Love Letter to Blink-182—and the Power of Great Songwriting