On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

10.05.26

51 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Earned His First No. 1 Hit With a Classic Tearjerker Previously Recorded by Roy Acuff and Hank Williams

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.05.26

On This Day in 1959, Teen Idol Bobby Darin Hit No. 1 With the Dark Grammy-Winning Song That Helped Him Gain an Adult Audience

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.05.26

Born 88 Years Ago Today in Texas, the DJ Turned Country Star Who Scored a String of Hits in the 1970s

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.04.26

4 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Trailblazing Kentucky Songbird Whose Life Story Inspired an Oscar-Winning Film

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.04.26

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the Pedal Steel Pioneer Who Played on Hundreds of Recordings by Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, and the Oak Ridge Boys

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.04.26

55 Years Ago Today, Dolly Parton Released the Album Named After Her “Very Favorite Song”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.04.26

Born 97 Years Ago Today in Missouri, the Honky-Tonk Singer Who Scored a Top 10 Hit With a Fast-Talking Tale About His Auctioneer Cousin

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.03.26

Born 77 Years Ago Today in California, the Master Guitarist and Songwriting Force Behind One of the Best-Selling Rock Bands of All Time

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.03.26

76 Years Ago, Hank Snow Was on a Long Run at No. 1 With One of the Biggest Country Hits of the Century

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.03.26

59 Years Ago Today, the World Lost the Towering Folk Figure Who Helped Shape Country and Rock

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.03.26

On This Day in 1966, Merle Haggard Released the Album With Multiple Titles That Became His First No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.03.26

Born 57 Years Ago Today in California, the Magnetic Frontwoman of One of the Biggest Bands of the 90s Who Married a Country Music Superstar

By Erinn Callahan

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