On This Day in 1956, Marty Robbins Was at No. 1 With a Song That Became an International Hit for Two Other Artists
On This Day in 1951, Hank Williams Made His Television Debut with a Hit That Became a Country Classic
On This Day in 1956, Johnnie Ray Was at No. 1 With a Song Written and Originally Recorded by Prison Inmates
On This Day in 1958, Eddie Cochran Made His UK Chart Debut With a Song That Would Later Be a Hit for Alan Jackson, the Who, and Blue Cheer
On This Day in 2005, We Said Goodbye to the Pioneering Musician Whose Banned Instrumental Classic Planted the Seeds for Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Punk
On This Day in 1960, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Star Who Brought History to Life and Wrote Songs Covered by Dwight Yoakam and George Jones
On This Day in 1953, This Country Duo Went No. 1 With a Heartbreaking Song Two Months After One of Them Died
On This Day in 1950, Hank Snow Was at No. 1 on the Country Chart With the Record-Tying Song That Put Him on the Path to Stardom
Born on This Day in 1930, the Rocker Who Was Famous for His Novelty Songs and Inadvertently Saved Waylon Jennings’ Life
Born on This Day in 1915, the Legendary Producer Who Helped Create the Nashville Sound and Worked With Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells
On This Day in 1958, Buddy Holly Stepped Into the Studio for the Final Time and Recorded His Last No. 1 Song
