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On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Love Song Later Covered by Alan Jackson and George Jones

On This Day in 1972, Charley Pride Topped the Country Charts With a Signature Love Song Later Covered by Alan Jackson and George Jones

On This Day in 1972, Bruce Springsteen Auditions for Legendary Columbia Records Exec John Hammond

3 Legendary Classic Rock Albums From 1973 That Prove the 70s Were the Best Decade for Music

3 Icons Who Sang Backup in the 1970s Before Making It Big

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  • 3 Songs From 1975 That Single-Handedly Shaped Classic Rock

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  • 3 Country Hits From 1974 That Hardly Anyone Remembers Anymore

    3 Country Hits From 1974 That Hardly Anyone Remembers Anymore

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  • These 4 Country Artists Had the Biggest Impact on Country Music in the 70s

    These 4 Country Artists Had the Biggest Impact on Country Music in the 70s

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    On This Day in 1977, Willie Nelson Was in the Studio Working on the Most Outlaw Album He Ever Released

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  • Waylon Jennings

    On This Day in 1962, Waylon Jennings Entered the Short-Lived Marriage That Inspired His First No. 1 Single

    December 10, 2025, 12:53 pm

  • 4 Songs From 1970 That Soundtracked Your First Date

    4 Songs From 1970 That Soundtracked Your First Date

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  • Johnny Rodriguez

    Born on This Day in 1951, the Young Singer Who Was Discovered by Legends and Became the First-Ever Hispanic Country Star

    December 10, 2025, 10:47 am

  • 4 Country Songs From 1972 That Will Always Put Me in a Good Mood

    4 Country Songs From 1972 That Will Always Put Me in a Good Mood

  • The Who

    The 70s Were the Best Decade for Music, and These 3 Legendary Classic Rock Albums From 1971 Prove It

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  • 4 Songs From 1971 That Defined the Singer-Songwriter Era

    4 Songs From 1971 That Defined the Singer-Songwriter Era

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  • Here Are the Top-Selling Songs From Every Year in the ’70s, The Ultimate Soundtrack for ’70s Kids

    Here Are the Top-Selling Songs From Every Year in the 1970s, the Ultimate Soundtrack for 70s Kids

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