On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

07.18.25

Three Chords and a Legacy: Willie Nelson’s July 18 Milestones

By Cindy Watts
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07.18.25

On This Day in 1953, Elvis Presley Made His First Ever Recording for $3.98

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

07.18.25

On This Day in 1964, a Buddy Holly Cover Puts the Rolling Stones on the American Charts for the First Time

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.18.25

On This Day in 1960, 15-Year-Old Brenda Lee Landed Her First No. 1 with One of the Earliest Songs to Feature the Nashville Sound

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.18.25

On This Day in 1991, the Very First Lollapalooza Fest Kicks Off

By Em Casalena
On This Day

07.17.25

On This Day in 1959, Famed Singer Behind Controversial Jazz Standard Considered a “Declaration of War” Died at 44

By Melanie Davis
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07.17.25

On This Day in 1993, Alan Jackson Started a Four-Week Run at No. 1 with an Ode to Small-Town Life

By Clayton Edwards
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07.17.25

On This Day in 1972, a Bombing Before a Rolling Stones Concert Sparked a Decades-Long Unsolved Mystery

By Clayton Edwards
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On This Day in 2020, The Chicks Released the First Album Under Their New Name

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

07.17.25

On This Day in 2004, “Bedlam” Broke Out After Linda Ronstadt Dedicated a Classic Song to a Controversial Filmmaker for “Spreading the Truth”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.17.25

On This Day in 1990, Garth Brooks Goes No. 1 with ‘The Dance’: The Story of Classic That Could Have Been Forgotten

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

07.16.25

On This Day in 1986, Dollywood Opened: From Rebel Railroad to 40 Years of Roller Coaster Royalty

By Cindy Watts

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