On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

6 days ago

Born 59 Years Ago Today in Wales, the Rock Guitarist Who Helped Turn ‘The X-Files’ Into a UK Top 3 Hit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

6 days ago

Born 93 Years Ago Today in England, the Four-Time Grammy Winner Known as “The Musical Voice of James Bond”

By Em Casalena
On This Day

6 days ago

On This Day in 1980, Waylon Jennings Was at No. 1 With Every Outlaw’s Favorite TV Theme

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

7 days ago

On This Day in 1965, Johnnie Wright Hit No. 1 With a Rare Pro-War Song Featuring His Wife, Kitty Wells

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

7 days ago

Born 78 Years Ago Today in Scotland, the Singer Who Topped the US Charts, Won Eurovision, and Sang a James Bond Theme

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

7 days ago

53 Years Ago Today, Kris Kristofferson Topped the Charts With an Album Whose Title Was Inspired by John Prine

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

7 days ago

Born 100 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the “Hidden Hero of Music City” Who Played on Hits for Patsy Cline and the Everly Brothers

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

11.02.26

Born 65 Years Ago Today in Canada, the Grammy-Winning Country Singer Who Duetted With Roy Orbison Before Becoming a Pop Sensation

By Em Casalena
On This Day

11.02.26

One Year Ago Today, We Lost the Grateful Dead Singer Who Also Sang on No. 1 Hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

11.02.26

Born 81 Years Ago Today in the Motor City, the Songwriting Mastermind Who Sacrificed Solo Success by Giving the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt His Best Songs

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

11.02.26

On This Day in 1967, Eric Clapton and Cream Unleashed a Psychedelic Masterpiece That Changed the Sound of Rock

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

11.02.26

11 Years Ago Today, We Lost a ‘Hee Haw’ Regular and Countrypolitan Hitmaker Who Scored 11 Top 10 Hits but Never Reached No. 1

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

Born 59 Years Ago Today in Wales, the Rock Guitarist Who Helped Turn ‘The X-Files’ Into a UK Top 3 Hit

Born 93 Years Ago Today in England, the Four-Time Grammy Winner Known as “The Musical Voice of James Bond”

On This Day in 1980, Waylon Jennings Was at No. 1 With Every Outlaw’s Favorite TV Theme

On This Day in 1965, Johnnie Wright Hit No. 1 With a Rare Pro-War Song Featuring His Wife, Kitty Wells

Born 78 Years Ago Today in Scotland, the Singer Who Topped the US Charts, Won Eurovision, and Sang a James Bond Theme

53 Years Ago Today, Kris Kristofferson Topped the Charts With an Album Whose Title Was Inspired by John Prine

Born 100 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the “Hidden Hero of Music City” Who Played on Hits for Patsy Cline and the Everly Brothers

Born 65 Years Ago Today in Canada, the Grammy-Winning Country Singer Who Duetted With Roy Orbison Before Becoming a Pop Sensation

One Year Ago Today, We Lost the Grateful Dead Singer Who Also Sang on No. 1 Hits by Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge

Born 81 Years Ago Today in the Motor City, the Songwriting Mastermind Who Sacrificed Solo Success by Giving the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt His Best Songs

On This Day in 1967, Eric Clapton and Cream Unleashed a Psychedelic Masterpiece That Changed the Sound of Rock

11 Years Ago Today, We Lost a ‘Hee Haw’ Regular and Countrypolitan Hitmaker Who Scored 11 Top 10 Hits but Never Reached No. 1

11 Years Ago Today, Beatlemaniacs Bid a Final Farewell to the “Fifth Beatle” Who Replaced Ringo Starr on the Fab Four’s First Single

3 Top 10 Hits From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Alive Still Remembers Today

3 Wacky Lyrics From the 80s That We Still Scratch Our Heads Over Today

On This Day in 1974, Bachman-Turner Overdrive Hit No. 1 With a Song That Started as a Joke Between Brothers and Became a Worldwide Smash