1950s

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Born on This Day in 1951, the Blue-Eyed Singing Sister of Loretta Lynn With Hair So Long She’d Make Rapunzel Jealous

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On This Day

01.09.26

On This Day in 1950, the Prolific Recording Session That Gave Hank Williams His Second Chart-Topper and Two Other Classic Songs

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

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On This Day in 1955, Rosemary Clooney Topped the Charts With a Song That Faced a Wide Ban in the United States and All ABC-Owned Stations

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born on This Day in 1928, the Innovative Tennessee Three Guitarist Who Shaped Johnny Cash’s Iconic Sound

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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On This Day in 1998, the World Lost the Producer Whose Work With Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline Defined the “Nashville Sound”

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On This Day

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On This Day in 1958, Johnny Cash Released a No. 1 Single That Would Later Become an Award-Winning Duet With His Daughter, Rosanne Cash

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

01.06.26

On This Day in 1958, Jerry Lee Lewis Was at No. 1 With a Legendary Song He Almost Refused to Record

By Clayton Edwards
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1958 That You Can Jam Out to at Karaoke

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On This Day

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On This Day in 1956, Patsy Cline Began Recording the Album That Produced One of Her Biggest Hits

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born on This Day in 1923, the Visionary Producer Who Shaped the Face of Modern Music and Introduced the World to Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and B.B. King

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

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Born on This Day in 1957, This 90s Country Music Legend and Vince Gill’s Favorite Duet Partner

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The List

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3 R&B Rock Songs From 1955 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

By Peter Burditt

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