On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

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
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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
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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
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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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07.13.26

On the Charts 29 Years Ago, Tim McGraw Made Country Music History Thanks to His Wife, Faith Hill

By Erinn Callahan
From left, Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) and John Lennon (playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar) of English rock and pop group The Beatles perform on stage for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) music television show 'Shindig!' at Granville Studios in Fulham, London on 3rd October 1964. The band would play three songs on the show, Kansas City/hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm a Loser and Boys. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

On This Day

07.13.26

57 Years Ago, Hundreds of Radio Stations Banned This Controversial Beatles Song That John Lennon Likened to a “Prayer”

The Beatles anticipated the controversy but were willing to tolerate it.

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

07.13.26

Born 67 Years Ago Today in Ohio, the Chet Atkins Protege Guitarist Who Has Played With George Strait and Alan Jackson

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.12.26

61 Years Ago Today, the Beach Boys Released the Song That Would Inspire Generations of Tunes About the Golden State

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.12.26

37 Years Ago Today, Willie Nelson Released the Album That Gave Us His Final No. 1 Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.12.26

7 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Grammy-Winning Country-Rock Frontman Who Penned Chart-Topping Hits for Randy Travis and Don Williams

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

07.12.26

Born 74 Years Ago Today in Alabama, the Man Who Wrote Hits for Conway Twitty and Gave Us One of the Most Iconic Piano Intros of All Time

By Erinn Callahan

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