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Hank Snow

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

Hank Williams about a year before he made his Grand Ole Opry debut

On This Day in 1952, Hank Williams Dominated Multiple Country Charts with a Cajun-Flavored Classic

Tom Lehrer, master of dark and satirical novelty songs

3 Dark Novelty Songs You Won’t Want to Admit You Laughed At

J.P. Richardson as the Big Bopper

Born on This Day in 1930, the Rocker Who Was Famous for His Novelty Songs and Inadvertently Saved Waylon Jennings’ Life

Owen Bradley circa 1970

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

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  • Buddy Holly

    On This Day in 1958, Buddy Holly Stepped Into the Studio for the Final Time and Recorded His Last No. 1 Song

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  • Link Wray in Concert

    The Fascinating Story Behind the Only Instrumental Rock Song Ever Banned From Radio

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  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From 1959 We’re Sure You’ve Never Heard Of

    3 One-Hit Wonders From 1959 We’re Sure You’ve Never Heard Of

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  • 4 Country Songs From 1959 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

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  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From 1958 Who Should Have Been Huge

    September 27, 2025, 6:30 am

  • Born on This Day in 1925, the Country Legend Who Was a NASCAR Racer in His Spare Time

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  • On This Day in 1954, George Jones Released an Early Hank Williams-Inspired Single

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  • Hank Williams about a year before he made his Grand Ole Opry debut

    On This Day in 1952, Hank Williams Recorded Four No. 1 Singles in What Would Be His Final Studio Session Ever

  • On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Went to No. 1 with a John Wayne-Inspired Classic

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  • On This Day in 1955, George Jones Released His First Hit Single and a Song That Would Become a Country Standard

    September 17, 2025, 11:41 am

  • On This Day in 1950, Sonny James Traded in His Guitar To Serve His Country—and Then Moved in With Chet Atkins and His Wife

    September 9, 2025, 10:18 am

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