On This Day in 1954, One of the Greatest Country Singers in History Released His Debut Single—Recorded in a DIY Back Porch Studio
On This Day in 1950, This Red Foley Song Became Country Music’s First-Ever Crossover Pop Hit and Was Later Covered by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra
Born on This Day in 1920, One Half of the Husband and Wife Songwriting Duo Behind the Tennessee State Song and Hits From Country’s First Female Superstar
Born on This Day in 1919, the Country Singer and Radio Personality Who Rose to Fame After a Song About the Plight of Coal Miners Became a Massive Hit
1 Comment Born on This Day in 1911, the Man Who Helped Transform Nashville Into Music City and Brought Us Legendary Acts Like Chet Atkins and Elvis Presley
On This Day in 1957, Patsy Cline Released What Would Become Her First Hit, a Signature Track She Initially Disliked That Was Later Covered by Garth Brooks
On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released His First No. 1—a Song That Took More Than 80 Takes To Record
Born on This Day in 1929, the Wrecking Crew Drummer Who Played on Chart-Topping Hits From Frank Sinatra, John Denver, and the Beach Boys
On This Day in 1959, We Lost the Rising Rocker Behind Hit Novelty Songs During One of the Greatest Tragedies in Music History
On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly and His Tourmates Took the Stage for the Final Time, Bringing the Ill-Fated Winter Dance Party Tour to an End
On This Day in 1958, Elvis Presley Recorded a Cover That Would Become a Signature Track After a Harrowing Near-Tragedy
On This Day in 1959, Johnny Horton Recorded the Best Country Song of the Year—a Humorous History Lesson From the Perspective of an American Soldier
On This Day in 1958, Marty Robbins Topped the Country Charts With a Song That Proved His Storyteller Bona Fides
On This Day in 1953, Hank Williams Knocked Himself Out of the No. 1 Spot With This Haunting Final Single
