1940s

On This Day

03.07.26

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”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

03.06.26

Born on This Day in 1905, the King of Western Swing—a Major Influence on George Strait, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

03.02.26

On This Day in 1949, Hank Williams Recorded a Fiery Ultimatum for a Lying Wife “Born of the Dissent on Charles Street”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

03.01.26

On This Day in 1949, Hank Williams Stepped Into a Nashville Studio and Recorded Three Top 5 Hits

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

02.28.26

Born on This Day in 1940, the Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Who Played With Bob Dylan and Penned Lynn Anderson’s 1970 Signature Hit

By Em Casalena
On This Day

02.23.26

On This Day in 1940, Woody Guthrie Wrote the Lyrics to This Generation-Defining Protest Song in a New York City Hotel Room

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

02.19.26

Born on This Day in 1943, the Legendary Keyboard Player Who Wrote Classic Songs for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Tanya Tucker

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

02.13.26

On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Recorded a Single That Would Be the Blueprint for Songs That Made Him an Icon

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

02.08.26

Born on This Day in 1948, One Half of This Soft-Rock Duo Who Found New Life as a Country Singer

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

01.25.26

Born on This Day in 1941, the Renowned Keyboardist Who Played With Everyone From Elvis Presley to Garth Brooks

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

01.19.26

Born on This Day in 1946, the World’s Most Beloved Queen of Country Music (and She Is Still Making Music Today)

By Em Casalena
On This Day

01.18.26

Born on This Day in 1941, the Country-Pop Hitmaker Who Worked With Roy Orbison and Starred in a Beloved Children’s TV Show

By Erinn Callahan