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  • On This Day in 1972, Dolly Parton Released a Love Song So ”Sexy and Intimate” That Many Radio Stations Refused To Play It

    On This Day in 1972, Dolly Parton Released a Love Song So “Sexy and Intimate” That Many Radio Stations Refused To Play It

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  • On This Day in 1972, Lou Reed Released an Album That “Petrified” David Bowie

    3 One-Word Classic Rock Albums From 1972 We Still Adore

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  • On This Day in 1975, David Bowie Landed His First U.S. No. 1 With a Little Help From This Beatles Legend

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    3 Classic Rock Songs From 1975 That Still Shake the Ground We Stand On

  • Charley Pride had multiple hit country songs in 1971

    I Ranked the 5 Best Country Songs from 1971 (It Was Harder Than I Thought)

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  • The Story Behind Terry Jacks’ Hit “Seasons in the Sun,” Which Topped the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 in March 1974

    3 “Tragedy Pop” Songs from the 1970s That Defined the Moodiness of the Era

    February 20, 2026, 12:16 pm

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    It Drives Me Crazy That No One Remembers These 4 Popular Songs From 1972

    February 20, 2026, 9:31 am

  • Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, 1970s outlaw country originators

    I Spent 48 Hours Listening Only to 1970s Outlaw Country—Here’s What I Rediscovered

    February 20, 2026, 8:56 am

  • Willie Nelson, star of Red Headed Stranger

    On This Day in 1987, a Movie Based on a Genre-Defining Outlaw Country Album Premiered in Austin, Texas—Starring Willie Nelson

    February 19, 2026, 4:30 pm

  • Elvis performing in Las Vegas

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    On This Day in 1977, Elvis Presley Topped the Charts for the Last Time in His Life With a Song He Only Performed Once

  • Carole King in the studio recording 'Tapestry'

    3 Classic Rock Grammy Award Winners From 1972 We Still Stan

    February 19, 2026, 6:30 am

  • 3 Forgotten Trends That Once Defined Country Radio in the 1970s

    3 Forgotten Trends That Once Defined Country Radio in the 1970s

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  • Johnny Paycheck

    On This Day in 2003, We Lost the Outlaw Country Legend Who Helped Thousands Quit Their Jobs in Style and Penned Major Hits for Tammy Wynette and Ray Price

    February 18, 2026, 11:08 am

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