On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

04.15.26

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Cash Played His First Concert Outside the United States, Cementing His International Star Status

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.15.26

On This Day 6 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to This Grammy-Nominated Pastor Who Performed With the Oak Ridge Boys

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

04.15.26

Born on This Day in 1933, the Star Who Became Country Music’s Greatest Ambassador—Delivering Music and Laughs to Millions Every Week With Buck Owens

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.15.26

46 Years Ago, George Jones Released the Career-Saving Hit That Is Carved on His Tombstone

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.14.26

27 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the Broadway Star and Grammy Winner Who Married the Star of the Greatest ‘Star Trek’ Episode of All Time

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.14.26

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the Muppets

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.14.26

Born in Kentucky on This Day 94 Years Ago, the Outspoken Country Star Who Became the First Woman To Win Entertainer of the Year

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.14.26

On This Day in 1969, John Lennon and Paul McCartney Recorded a Song So Controversial That Radio Stations Banned It

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

04.14.26

On This Day in 1932, the Singer-Songwriter Known as the “Cajun Hank Williams” Was Born

By Em Casalena
On This Day

04.13.26

Born on This Day in 1908, the Songwriter Who Co-Founded One of the First Western Groups and Helped Launch the “King of the Cowboys” to Stardom

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.13.26

53 Years Ago Today, Elton John Was at No. 1 With a Fan Favorite Song He Thought Would Fail

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

04.13.26

On This Day in 1979, Emmylou Harris Released Song Saved From a Failed Recording Session With Two Fellow Stars

By Melanie Davis

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American New Wave group Devo backstage at Max's Kansas City, New York, New York, November 15, 1977. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/Getty Images)

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