On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.09.26

1 Year Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Trailblazing Hispanic Star Who Turned Tragedy Into Triumph

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.09.26

On This Day 37 Years Ago, We Said a Premature Goodbye to the Rising Star Waylon Jennings Deemed “The Greatest Country Singer Ever”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.09.26

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1950, the “Epitome of Outlaw Country” Who Died in a Shootout With a Bounty Hunter

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.09.26

Born 112 Years Ago Today in a Small Canadian Fishing Village, the Country Music Legend Known as the “Singing Ranger”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.09.26

On This Day in 2009, Kris Kristofferson Bid Farewell to His “Soul-Brother,” Longtime Bandmate, and Friend of 40 Years

By Em Casalena
On This Day

05.09.26

Born in the Bluegrass State on This Day in 1942, the Child Prodigy Turned Country Music Hitmaker

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.08.26

21 Years Ago Today, Bruce Springsteen Took What Might Be His Most Audacious (And Controversial) Record to No. 1 With One of His Darkest Songs Ever

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.08.26

On This Day in 1965, The Rolling Stones Inspired the Greatest Southern Rock Band in History on Their First US Tour: “His Ticket to the Big Time”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.08.26

On This Day in 2015, Rush Kicked off a Landmark Tour, Taking Fans Back in Time to Their Humble Beginnings

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.08.26

58 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Man Who Created the Grand Ole Opry and Helped Make Country Music a National Sensation

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.08.26

Born on This Day in 1942, One Half of the Husband-Wife Duo Who Scored a No. 1 Hit With One of the Quirkiest Songs in Country Music

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.08.26

44 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Topped the Chart With the Definitive Version of a Song Previously Recorded by Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee

By Clayton Edwards

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