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On This Day

09.06.26

Born 87 Years Ago Today in Ohio, the “Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy” Who Embodied Outlaw Country and Penned This Johnny Paycheck Smash

By Erinn Callahan
The List

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3 Rock Songs From the 1980s That Mean More When You Listen to Them With Friends

By Alex Hopper
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09.06.26

These 4 Songs by Dan Seals Still Sound Like Pure Country Gold

By Gayle Thompson
Behind The Song

09.06.26

The 1998 Hit Single That Record Executives Worried Might “Wreck” Shania Twain’s Career

Shania Twain’s record executives worried “You’re Still The One” would tank her career. It turned out to do the opposite.

By Melanie Davis
The List

09.06.26

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s No One Else on Earth Could Have Written

By Jacob Uitti
Behind The Song

09.06.26

How a Yoo-Hoo Factory Played Into a Talking Heads Classic From 1985

By Jim Beviglia
On This Day

09.06.26

Born 63 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the 90s Country Legend Who Sings Like George Jones and Took a Rock Ballad to No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
The List

09.06.26

3 Garage Rock Songs From 1966 That Could Have Soundtracked a Suburban Riot

By Em Casalena
The List

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3 Soft Rock Songs From 1989 That Every 80s Kid Still Knows Today

By Gayle Thompson
On This Day

09.05.26

7 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Architect Who Backed Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, and Lynyrd Skynyrd

By Erinn Callahan
The List

09.05.26

4 Clever 90s Country Lyrics That Will Make You Ponder

By Kat Caudill
The List

09.05.26

These 3 Honky-Tonk Classics Should Be Among the First Songs You Teach Your Kids About

By Alex Hopper

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