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  • Otis Redding performing

    On This Day in 1967, a Tragic Plane Crash Took the Life of This Iconic Musician Weeks Before His First No. 1 Single

    December 10, 2025, 10:23 am

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s We Wish We Wrote

    December 10, 2025, 5:30 am

  • Hank Williams Lands Top Honor on Opry 100 List of Greatest Country Songs

    On This Day in 1979, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Trailblazing Fiddler Who Played With Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, and George Jones

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    3 of the “Worst” Forgotten Albums of the 1960s (and Why They’re Actually Brilliant)

    December 9, 2025, 12:09 pm

  • Merle Haggard

    On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Recorded a Tribute to His Mother That Has Been Called One of His Best Songs

    December 9, 2025, 10:18 am

  • The Rolling Stones in 1967

    On This Day in 1967, The Rolling Stones Released Their First Self-Produced Album That Keith Richards Called a “Load of Crap”

    December 8, 2025, 11:11 am

  • The 60s Were the Best Decade for Music, and These 4 Legendary Classic Rock Albums From 1964 Prove It

    December 8, 2025, 10:47 am

  • 3 No. 1 Hits From 1964 You Might Not Remember Because They Aren’t by The Beatles

    December 8, 2025, 6:30 am

  • On This Day in 1967, Otis Redding Was in the Studio To Record a Hit Song He’d Never See Reach No. 1

    On This Day in 1967, Otis Redding Was in the Studio Recording the Classic Song He Wouldn’t Live To See Reach No. 1

  • 3 Legendary Classic Rock Albums From 1968 That Prove the 60s Were the Best Decade for Music

    December 7, 2025, 2:01 pm

  • 3 Classic Songs From the 1960s That Even Gen Z Will Get Addicted To

    December 6, 2025, 10:17 am

  • 3 Songs From 1965 That Made Rock Go Psychedelic

    3 Songs From 1965 That Made Rock Go Psychedelic

    December 5, 2025, 7:02 am

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    4 Power Ballads From 1981 That Still Hit Me in the Gut Today

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