Born on This Day in 1940, the Youngest Woman Ever To Write a No. 1 Hit (Inspired by Her Breakup With an Everly Brother)
Born on This Day in 1947, This Crystalline-Voiced Country-Folk Pioneer and Animal Activist Who Vowed To Carry Gram Parsons’ Torch
Born on This Day in 1945, One of the “Most Influential” Musicians in Nashville History Who Toured the World With Chet Atkins as a 14-Year-Old
On This Day in 1947, Tex Williams Recorded the Sardonic Anti-Smoking Tune That Later Became the Title Song to a Sardonic Anti-Smoking Film
On This Day 76 Years Ago, Hank Williams Recorded the Tearjerker That Captured the Despair of Attending a Former Lover’s Wedding
1 Comment Born on This Day in 1942, the Underrated Outlaw Country Maverick Who Gave Us This Hit About a New Orleans Street Performer
5 Comments Born on This Day in 1945, the Man Who Wrote One of the Most Played Songs in Country Radio History
1 Comment 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
