On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

09.02.26

Born 114 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Younger Brother of the King of Western Swing Who Was an Original Texas Playboy Before Forming His Own Band

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.02.26

25 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Grammy-Winning Jazz Saxophonist Who Played With the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Frank Zappa

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.02.26

Born 67 Years Ago Today in Miami, the “Songwriter’s Drummer” Who Co-Founded a Genre-Bending, Grammy-Winning 90s Country Band

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.02.26

On This Day in 1996, Clint Black Released a Stormy Love Song That Broke the Mold and Became His 10th No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.02.26

On This Day in 1972, Don Gibson Scored His Final No. 1 With a Song That Got a Honky-Tonk Makeover 22 Years Later

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.02.26

On This Day in 2003, Two Music Legends Hit No. 1 on the Country Chart With a Song That Still Makes Fans Want to Ditch Work and Crack a Cold One

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.01.26

Born 80 Years Ago on the Isle of Man, the Disco King Who Wrote Hits for Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Diana Ross

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.01.26

Born 95 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Air Force Pilot Who Became Everyone’s Favorite “Singing Hobo” and Helped Make Branson a Country Music Destination

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.01.26

3 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Music Icon Who Found His Path to Fame and a Permanent Vacation While Busking With an Outlaw Country Legend

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.01.26

Born 93 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “High Priest of Country Music” Who Held a Record Even George Strait Had to Chase

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.31.26

18 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Country Guitar Legend Who Became a Movie Star Alongside Burt Reynolds

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.31.26

On This Day in 1968, The Rolling Stones Released the Protest Song Deemed Too “Subversive” for American Radio

By Em Casalena

On This Day

Born 114 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Younger Brother of the King of Western Swing Who Was an Original Texas Playboy Before Forming His Own Band

25 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Grammy-Winning Jazz Saxophonist Who Played With the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Frank Zappa

Born 67 Years Ago Today in Miami, the “Songwriter’s Drummer” Who Co-Founded a Genre-Bending, Grammy-Winning 90s Country Band

On This Day in 1996, Clint Black Released a Stormy Love Song That Broke the Mold and Became His 10th No. 1

On This Day in 1972, Don Gibson Scored His Final No. 1 With a Song That Got a Honky-Tonk Makeover 22 Years Later

On This Day in 2003, Two Music Legends Hit No. 1 on the Country Chart With a Song That Still Makes Fans Want to Ditch Work and Crack a Cold One

Born 80 Years Ago on the Isle of Man, the Disco King Who Wrote Hits for Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Diana Ross

Born 95 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Air Force Pilot Who Became Everyone’s Favorite “Singing Hobo” and Helped Make Branson a Country Music Destination

3 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Music Icon Who Found His Path to Fame and a Permanent Vacation While Busking With an Outlaw Country Legend

Born 93 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “High Priest of Country Music” Who Held a Record Even George Strait Had to Chase

18 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Country Guitar Legend Who Became a Movie Star Alongside Burt Reynolds

On This Day in 1968, The Rolling Stones Released the Protest Song Deemed Too “Subversive” for American Radio

Country Music’s Biggest Night Gets Even Bigger as Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Vice Gill, and More Join 2026 CMA Awards Lineup

Clutch’s Neil Fallon on Making ‘Wasted Lands’ for the Stage, Bringing Back a Fan-Favorite Producer, and Playing Banjo on the New Album (Exclusive)

3 Classic Pop Songs That Remind 90s Teens of Being Young

We Didn’t Know When We’d See Billy Joel on Stage Again. Now, the Piano Man Has Given Us an Answer