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Buck Owens, who wrote songs with Gene Price

Born on This Day in 1944, the Songwriter Who Worked Closely With Buck Owens and Played Bass on One of Merle Haggard’s Biggest Albums

3 One-Hit Wonders That Class of 1965 Kids Will Love

Nancy Sinatra in 1966

On This Day in 1966, Frank Sinatra’s Daughter Went No. 1 With a Single Designed To Save Her From Getting Booted off Her Dad’s Record Label

No Matter How Many Years Pass, These 3 Country Songs From 1966 Will Never Be Forgotten

No Matter How Many Years Pass, These 3 Country Songs From 1966 Will Never Be Forgotten

Duke Fakir and the Four Tops

3 Motown Classics From the 1960s That Also Rock

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    On This Day in 1969, Glen Campbell Released a No. 1 Hit That Became an Unintentional Counterculture Anthem and Protest Song

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  • Born On This Day in 1964, the Rising Country Musician Who Backed Reba McEntire and Ricky Skaggs Before His Life Was Cut Short at 27

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    Born on This Day in 1964, the Rising Country Musician Who Backed Reba McEntire and Ricky Skaggs Before His Life Was Tragically Cut Short

    February 24, 2026, 11:29 am

  • 3 Soul Classics That Crossed Over to the Pop Charts in the 1960s

  • 3 Long Songs From 1969 That Are So Good, They Could Have Been Longer

    February 24, 2026, 5:30 am

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    3 One-Word Classic Rock Albums From 1969 That We Still Stan

    February 23, 2026, 7:30 am

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    3 Classic Funk Songs From 1969 Guaranteed To Make You Get Up and Dance

    February 23, 2026, 5:30 am

  • 58 Years Ago Today, Johnny Cash Finally Got the Answer He Was Seeking From June Carter

    58 Years Ago Today, Johnny Cash Finally Got the Answer He Was Seeking From June Carter

    February 22, 2026, 2:30 pm

  • “Heavy Metal Thunder”: Here’s a Look at 5 Classic Steppenwolf Songs in Honor of Frontman John Kay’s 80th Birthday

    3 Pop Songs From the 1960s That Were Rejected by Labels First

    February 22, 2026, 10:44 am

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    No Matter How Many Times We Listen, We Cannot Make Out the Meanings of These 3 Classic Rock Tracks From the 1960s

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    3 Classic Soul Hits From 1960 You Can’t Stop Singing

    February 22, 2026, 8:00 am

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    3 Songs From 1962 You Haven’t Heard in a While (or You’re Hearing for the First Time)

    February 22, 2026, 6:00 am

  • The Beatles Post Video Presentation Looking Back at the Release of “Now and Then” in Honor of the Song’s Grammy Victory

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    No Matter How Many Times We Listen, We Cannot Make Out the Meanings of These 3 Pop Songs From the 1960s

    February 20, 2026, 10:39 am

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