On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

06.16.25

On This Day in 1966, the Beatles Made a Surprise TV Performance That Would Be Their Second To Last

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

06.16.25

On This Day in 2010, the Most Legendary Concert in Thrash Metal History Took Place

By Em Casalena
On This Day

06.16.25

On This Day in 1972, David Bowie Introduced the World to His Most Iconic Persona with One of the Greatest Albums Ever Recorded

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

06.15.25

On This Day in 2016, Jimmy Page Defended Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Riff in Court

By Paige Gawley
On This Day

06.15.25

On This Day in 1979, Joy Division Changed the Music World With ‘Unknown Pleasures’

By Em Casalena
On This Day

06.14.25

On This Day in 2018, Alan Jackson Gained Entry into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

06.14.25

On This Day in 2017, Yoko Ono’s Name Was Added to the Credits of “Imagine”

By Em Casalena
On This Day

06.13.25

On This Day in 1987, Randy Travis Started a Three-Week Run at No. 1 with One of Country Music’s Best Love Songs

By Clayton Edwards
Features

06.13.25

On This Day in 1995, Alanis Morissette Released Her Breakthrough Album and Made American Chart History

By Peter Burditt
On This Day

06.13.25

On This Day in 2011, Toby Keith Released the Patriotic Single That Would Be His Final No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

06.12.25

On This Day in 1963, The Beach Boys Recorded Their First Brian Wilson-Produced Hit Singles

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

06.12.25

On This Day in 2019, Radiohead Subverts Blackmail by Officially Releasing Stolen Songs

By Lauren Boisvert

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LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 1977: Cellists Melvyn Gale and Hugh McDowell, violinist Mik Kaminsky, guitarist and singer Jeff Lynne, drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Kelly Groucutt, and piano player Richard Tandy of the rock and roll band "Electric Light Orchestra" perform onstage in August 1977 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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3 Catchy Songs From 1977 Everyone Knew but Nobody Talks About Anymore
UNIONDALE, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Billy Joel performs at Nassau Coliseum on December 11, 1977 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)

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OS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 24: The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Dionne Warwick, pictured. (Show Date October 25, 1970). Image dated September 24, 1970. Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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Dionne Warwick Hated This 1968 Song, Even Though It Became One of Her Biggest Hits
CIRCA 1975: Pop Singer Elton John plays piano as he performs onstage in a bowler cap and a striped red and black scarf in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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