On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

10.23.26

On This Day in 1967, Glen Campbell Released the Jimmy Webb-Penned Hit That Helped Make Him a Country Music Superstar

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.23.26

Born 54 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the Former Foster Kid Who Went From Living on the Streets to Country Music Stardom

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.23.26

6 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Outlaw Country Legend Whose Songs Were Covered by Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.23.26

Born 70 Years Ago Today in the Bluegrass State, the Swaggering Honky-Tonker Who Built a Bridge Between Country and Rock Audiences

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.22.26

Born 101 Years Ago Today in New Jersey, the Three-Time Oscar-Nominated Songwriter Who Wrote for Frank Sinatra and Found Her Voice After Heartbreak

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.22.26

On This Day in 1968, Glen Campbell Hit No. 1 With the Album That Featured the Theme Song to His Future TV Show

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.22.26

On This Day in 1973, John Denver Released a Song That Reached No. 1 After Appearing in a Heartbreaking TV Movie

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.22.26

Born 58 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the Grammy Winner Who Got Her Start With George Jones Before Playing Johnny Cash’s Mother in ‘Walk the Line’

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.22.26

Born 36 Years Ago Today in the Bayou State, the Country Hitmaker Who Scored His First No. 1 With a Song Written for His High School Sweetheart

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

10.21.26

Born 85 Years Ago Today in the Show-Me State, the Grammy-Winning Guitarist Known as “The Colonel” Who Backed Otis Redding and Neil Young

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.21.26

Born 69 Years Ago Today in the Golden State, the Founding Member of a Grammy-Winning 80s Rock Band Who Played Guitar on Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

10.21.26

On This Day in 1972, Chuck Berry Was at No. 1 With a Novelty Song Packed With Enough Double Entendres To Spark a Moral Crusade

By Clayton Edwards

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