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  • On This Day in 1976, Tammy Wynette Was at No. 1 With a Song Secretly Written About Her by Her Future Husband

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  • On This Day in 1972, Loretta Lynn Accomplished Something No Woman in Country Music Ever Had

    On This Day in 1972, Loretta Lynn Accomplished Something No Woman in Country Music Ever Had

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    On This Day in 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival Called It Quits After a Short But Successful Run

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From 1973 That We Could Listen to All Day

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  • 3 Bands That (Technically) Had Zero Hits, but Defined Your Teen Years in the 1970s

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  • On This Day in 1973, Dolly Parton Released a Major Hit That Inspired Covers by The White Stripes, Oliva Newton-John, and Hundreds More

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  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From 1977 That Hit No. 1

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  • This Billy Joel Lyric From 1976 Imagines a Bleak Future in the Big Apple

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  • The Album Paul McCartney Said Was Full of Throwaway Songs

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  • On This Day in 1978, Dolly Parton Was on a 9-Week Run Atop the Country Chart With an Album Aimed at Crossover Success

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