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Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

55 Years Ago Today, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Were at No. 1 With a Song That Sparked Rumors of an Affair

Don Gibson

Born on This Day in 1928, the Country Star Who Overcame a Stutter to Notch a String of Hits and Wrote an International No. 1 for Ray Charles

Dolly Parton

53 Years Ago Today, Dolly Parton Released the Most Personal Album in Her Discography, With a Special Ode to Her Childhood

Janis Joplin

55 Years Ago, Janis Joplin Was at No. 1 With a Posthumous Album Driven by a Kris Kristofferson-Penned Hit

Sonny Throckmorton

Born on This Day in 1941, the Award-Winning Songwriter Who Wrote Thousands of Songs, Including Your Favorite George Strait and Merle Haggard Classics

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    3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1970s With Bridges We Adore

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  • 3 Genres Even Music Legends Couldn’t Tolerate

    3 Rock Songs From 1974 That Made You Want To Play Guitar

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  • These 4 Rock Songs From 1972 Celebrate the Joy Being Alive

    These 4 Rock Songs From 1972 Celebrate the Joy of Being Alive

  • 3 Famous 1970s Classic Rock Songs That Everyone Knows, but No One Listens to Closely Enough

    3 Famous 1970s Classic Rock Songs That Everyone Knows, but No One Listens to Closely Enough

    April 1, 2026, 10:17 am

  • Glen Campbell, known for songs about flyover states

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    49 Years Ago Today, Glen Campbell Was at No. 1 With a Song He Knew He Had To Record the First Time He Heard It

    March 31, 2026, 4:58 pm

  • 3 '60s Rock Songs That Made the '50s Sound Naive Overnight

    3 Underrated Rock Songs From 1972 That Sound Even Better Today

    March 31, 2026, 11:40 am

  • 4 Forgotten Pop Bands From the 1970s You Need To Rediscover Today

    March 31, 2026, 9:54 am

  • 3 Post-Punk Classics From 1978 You Might Have Missed (But They Forever Changed Rock Music)

    March 31, 2026, 5:30 am

  • Dolly Parton became a country music star in the 1970s

    5 Songs That Could Serve as CliffsNotes to Country Music in the 1970s

  • John Denver

    On the Charts 52 Years Ago, John Denver Was at No. 1 After a Thrice-Released Song Found New Life Thanks to a Touching TV Movie

    March 30, 2026, 1:35 pm

  • 3 of the Most Pivotal Country Albums Came Out in 1970

    3 of the Most Pivotal Country Albums That Came Out in the Year 1970

    March 29, 2026, 4:30 pm

  • John Deacon and Freddie Mercury 1977

    3 Classic Rock Songs From the 1970s That Drove Mom and Dad Crazy

    March 29, 2026, 1:38 pm

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