On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.15.26

On This Day 23 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to Country Music’s Multi-Talented Matriarch and the Love of Johnny Cash’s Life

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.15.26

On the Charts 50 Years Ago, The Rolling Stones Hit No. 1 in the US With Their First Album Without Mick Taylor in Years

By Em Casalena
On This Day

05.15.26

Born in Tennessee on This Day in 1918, the Nashville Sound Innovator and One of Country Music’s Most Successful Hitmakers Ever

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.14.26

On This Day 28 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the “Chairman of the Board”, One of the Most Beloved Entertainers of All Time

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.14.26

Merle Haggard’s Ode to His Grandmother Was at No. 1 Exactly 3 Years After a Song Inspired by His Mom Was at the Top

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.14.26

On This Day in 1982, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song Merle Haggard Almost Appeared On

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.14.26

On This Day in 1987, Three Legendary Voices Finally United for a No. 1 Country Album a Decade in the Making (And Sold Millions)

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.14.26

11 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “King of Blues” and Eric Clapton’s Beacon of Music

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.14.26

On This Day in 2013, George Strait Released the Album That Proved Traditional Country Music Was Still Alive and Well

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.14.26

On This Day in 2019, We Said Goodbye to the Voice of the Preeminent Western Swing Band of the 20th Century

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.13.26

On This Day in 1975, We Said Farewell to the King of Western Swing Who Influenced Some of Country Music’s Biggest Stars

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.13.26

14 Years Ago Today, Tom Petty Lost One of His Greatest Idols, a Memphis-Born Rock Legend Nicknamed After Donald Duck

By Erinn Callahan

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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Richard Manuel, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick Danko, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton perform onstage for the rock and roll group "The Band's" "The Last Waltz" concert at Winterland Ballroom which was later turned into a film by Martin Scorsese on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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