On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”
Elvis Presley Was at No. 1 on This Day in 1957, Selling Over 2 Million Copies With a Classic Song Inspired by a Dream
67 Years Ago, Country Music Overlooked Dolly Parton’s Debut Single—Until Donny Osmond Turned It Into a Hit
On This Day in 1959, Johnny Cash Played His First Concert Outside the United States, Cementing His International Star Status
68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the Muppets
4 Comments Born in Oklahoma on This Day 69 Years Ago, the Eagles Guitarist and One of the Most Beloved Country Singers in Nashville
Born on This Day in 1934, the Smooth Country Singer Who Helped Bring the Genre to a Wide Audience and Influenced the Beatles and Countless Country Groups
On This Day in 1970, We Lost the Man Responsible for Making Nashville the Hub of Country Music and Who Worked With Ernest Tubb and Kitty Wells
Born on This Day in 1933, the Artist Who Recorded Johnny Cash’s Biggest Hit First and Was Among the First Women To Represent Country Music on Television
Born 98 Years Ago Today, the Country Superstar Who Influenced Merle Haggard, George Jones, George Strait, and Countless Others
Born 100 Years Ago, the Original Nashville A-Team Fiddler Who Shaped the Country Fiddle Sound and Played With Hank Williams, Faron Young, and Ray Price
71 Years Ago, the Controversial Movie That Launched the First-Ever Rock and Roll No. 1 Premiered in the United States
Born on This Day in 1950, the Elvis Presley Superfan Who Launched His Illustrious Career With a Tribute Song to The King
