On This Day 76 Years Ago, Hank Williams Recorded the Tearjerker That Captured the Despair of Attending a Former Lover’s Wedding
Born on This Day in 1942, the Underrated Outlaw Country Maverick Who Gave Us This Hit About a New Orleans Street Performer
Born on This Day in 1944, the Late, Great, and Arguably Best Texas Songwriter of All Time—“I Thought He Was the Ghost of Hank Williams”
Born on This Day in 1905, the King of Western Swing—a Major Influence on George Strait, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens
On This Day in 1949, Hank Williams Recorded a Fiery Ultimatum for a Lying Wife “Born of the Dissent on Charles Street”
2 Comments Born on This Day in 1940, the Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Who Played With Bob Dylan and Penned Lynn Anderson’s 1970 Signature Hit
3 Comments On This Day in 1940, Woody Guthrie Wrote the Lyrics to This Generation-Defining Protest Song in a New York City Hotel Room
2 Comments Born on This Day in 1943, the Legendary Keyboard Player Who Wrote Classic Songs for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Tanya Tucker
On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Recorded a Single That Would Be the Blueprint for Songs That Made Him an Icon
3 Comments Born on This Day in 1948, One Half of This Soft-Rock Duo Who Found New Life as a Country Singer
Born on This Day in 1941, the Renowned Keyboardist Who Played With Everyone From Elvis Presley to Garth Brooks
Born on This Day in 1946, the World’s Most Beloved Queen of Country Music (and She Is Still Making Music Today)
Born on This Day in 1941, the Country-Pop Hitmaker Who Worked With Roy Orbison and Starred in a Beloved Children’s TV Show
On This Day in 1945, the Singing Redhead From Blue Lick, Kentucky Became Nashville’s First Country Star
Born on This Day in 1915, the First Woman to Write a No. 1 Country Hit and Whose Songs Were Recorded by Tex Ritter, Kitty Wells, and Hank Snow
