On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

07.28.25

On This Day in 2008, Blake Shelton Went No. 1 by Covering Another No. 1 Song—by Another Coach From ‘The Voice’

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.27.25

On This Day in 1974, John Denver Went No. 1 With a Tribute Song to His Wife—Written in 10 Minutes on a Ski Lift

By Paige Gawley
On This Day

07.27.25

On This Day in 1968, Study Warned Drivers That Rock Music Could Lead To Speeding and Fuel Waste

By Em Casalena
On This Day

07.26.25

On This Month in 1969, Johnny Cash Released One of His Biggest Comedic Hits—Recorded From Prison

By Em Casalena
On This Day

07.26.25

On This Day in 2023, We Lost Sinead O’Connor: Remembering the Singer-Songwriter and Activist

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.26.25

Fightin’ Words: On This Day in 2003, Merle Haggard Backs Free Speech and The Chicks—Even Though He Had No Clue Who They Were

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 1971, Sonny James Was at the Top of the Country Chart with His 15th Consecutive No. 1 Single

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 1984, the World Lost the Singer Who Claimed Responsibility for Elvis Presley’s Fortune, Big Mama Thornton

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 2014, Weird Al Makes Chart History (And Why He Doesn’t Think It’ll Happen Again)

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 1988, Vern Gosdin Was at No. 1 With a Tribute to Honky Tonk Legend Ernest Tubb

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 1980, AC/DC Released One of the Best-Selling Albums of All Time

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.25.25

On This Day in 1983, Metallica Changed the Metal World With Their Groundbreaking Debut Album

By Clayton Edwards

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