On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

08.06.26

61 Years Ago Today, the Beatles Released the No. 1 Soundtrack That Included History’s Most-Covered Pop Song

By Erinn Callahan
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08.06.26

60 Years Ago Today, George Jones Scored His First and Only No. 1 Country Album

By Erinn Callahan
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08.06.26

Born 84 Years Ago in Mississippi, the Nuclear Engineer Who Penned Hits for George Jones, Kenny Rogers, and Reba McEntire

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.05.26

58 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Rockabilly Pioneer Who Gave Johnny Cash His Signature Sound

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.05.26

Born 83 Years Ago Today in Orange County, the Singer Discovered by Marshall Grant, Championed by Johnny Cash, and Immortalized by a Kris Kristofferson Classic

By Clayton Edwards
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08.05.26

Born 58 Years Ago Today in Quebec, the Only Canadian Woman Ever Inducted Into the Grand Ole Opry and Hitmaker Behind Six No. 1 Hits

By Kat Caudill
On This Day

08.05.26

Born 92 Years Ago in Alabama, the Honky Tonk Hero Who Shared the Stage With the Byrds and Recorded With Emmylou Harris

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.05.26

On This Day in 1957, “Country’s First Female Superstar” Released Her Debut Album, Helping Launch Country Into the Pop Mainstream

By Kat Caudill
On This Day

08.05.26

Born in Florida 86 Years Ago, the Songwriter Who Discovered Blake Shelton and Wrote Signature Hits for Tammy Wynette and George Jones

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.04.26

11 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Nashville Sound Architect Who Led Tammy Wynette to Stardom and Revived George Jones’ Career

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.04.26

On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Recorded the Single That Set the Bar for Future Success

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.04.26

Born 88 Years Ago Today in the Mile High City, the Drumming Pioneer Behind “Jolene” and Hits by Crystal Gayle and Johnny Cash

By Alex Hopper

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