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Tommy Overstreet

On This Day in 2015, We Said Goodbye to the Country Legend That Never Topped the Charts but Spoke to Our Hearts

Born on This Day in 1899, a Country Music Hall of Famer Turned Governor—and the Voice Behind Louisiana’s State Song

Born on This Day in 1899, a Country Music Hall of Famer Turned Governor—and the Voice Behind Louisiana’s State Song

On This Day in 1990, Randy Travis Released His Legendary Duet-Filled Album—and His Fifth Consecutive Country No. 1

The Beatles

On This Day in 1969, Six Words Got This Beatles Song Banned by Over 100 Radio Stations

John Lennon’s Handwritten Lyrics to This Beatles Hit Fetched a Pretty Penny at Auction on This Day in 2010

This Month in 2010, John Lennon’s Handwritten Lyrics to a Beatles Classic Fetched a Pretty Penny at Auction

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