On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

07.15.26

Born 81 Years Ago Today in Arizona, the “Queen of Country Rock” Who Made Every Song Entirely Her Own

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.15.26

Born in Quebec 93 Years Ago Today, the Country Singing Lumberjack Who Rose to Fame Alongside Elvis Presley and Wrote Songs for Patsy Cline and Ernest Tubb

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.15.26

On This Day in 1972, Elton John Reached No. 1 for the First Time With an Album Recorded in a Haunted French Studio

By Clayton Edwards
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07.15.26

41 Years Ago, Duran Duran Made Chart History With the Last Song They Recorded Before Their First Breakup

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.14.26

Born 106 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the “Den Mother of Music Row” Who Got Kris Kristofferson His First Hit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.14.26

On This Day in 1973, a Beloved Brother Duo’s Farewell Show Became a Drunken, Guitar-Smashing Disaster: “One of the Saddest Days in My Life”

By Clayton Edwards
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07.14.26

Born in Alabama 51 Years Ago, the Country Star Who Wrote Hits for George Strait and Trace Adkins and Sang Demos Before Finding Fame

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.14.26

Born 116 Years Ago Today in the Heart of the Ozarks, the Pioneering Country Legend Who Helped Shape Regional Music

By Alex Hopper
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07.14.26

Born 114 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the Fearless Folk Legend Who Inspired Some of the 20th Century’s Greatest Singer-Songwriters

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.13.26

52 Years Ago Today, Olivia Newton-John Was No. 1 With the Album That Gave Elvis Presley His Final Released Recording

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.13.26

Born in Alabama 61 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Recorded With Garth Brooks and Penned Hits for Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, and Rascal Flatts

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.13.26

Born 72 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Hitmaking Sister of a Country Legend and ‘Hee Haw’ Honey Who Recorded With Merle Haggard

By Clayton Edwards

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