On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.19.26

On This Day in 1979, Supertramp Went No. 1 With a Grammy-Winning Album Later Tied to One of Rock’s Wildest Conspiracy Theories

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

On This Day in 2014, Miranda Lambert Released a Duet That Achieved a Feat Not Seen Since Reba McEntire in the 90s

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

On This Day in 2023, the World Lost the Man Behind Some of Cream’s Biggest Hits (Who Wasn’t Even in the Band)

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

05.19.26

32 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Landed a Cross-Genre No. 1 After Discovering His Future Duet Partner by Chance on the Radio

By Em Casalena
On This Day

05.18.26

Born in Texas on This Day in 1952, the High School Rocker Who Became the Undisputed “King of Country Music”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.18.26

On This Day in 1974, Ray Stevens Was at No. 1 With a Song That Was Boosted by a Headline-Making Publicity Stunt

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.18.26

23 Years Ago Today, Country Music’s Matriarch Was Laid To Rest: “My Daddy Has Lost His Dearest Companion and His Soul Mate”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.18.26

On This Day in 1975, a Tammy Wynette Song That Had Been Released 5 Times Finally Became Her First UK No. 1

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.18.26

Born on This Day in 1948, the Author and Tenor Singer Who Completed the Classic Oak Ridge Boys Lineup

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.18.26

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1936, the First Country Artist to Ever Write, Sing and Publish a No. 1 Hit

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.17.26

On the Charts 26 Years Ago, Kenny Rogers Became the Oldest Country Singer To Hit No. 1 at the Time

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.17.26

10 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the King of the Texas Troubadours and One of Johnny Cash’s Favorite Singer-Songwriters Ever

By Em Casalena

On This Day

On This Day in 1979, Supertramp Went No. 1 With a Grammy-Winning Album Later Tied to One of Rock’s Wildest Conspiracy Theories

On This Day in 2014, Miranda Lambert Released a Duet That Achieved a Feat Not Seen Since Reba McEntire in the 90s

On This Day in 2023, the World Lost the Man Behind Some of Cream’s Biggest Hits (Who Wasn’t Even in the Band)

32 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Landed a Cross-Genre No. 1 After Discovering His Future Duet Partner by Chance on the Radio

Born in Texas on This Day in 1952, the High School Rocker Who Became the Undisputed “King of Country Music”

On This Day in 1974, Ray Stevens Was at No. 1 With a Song That Was Boosted by a Headline-Making Publicity Stunt

23 Years Ago Today, Country Music’s Matriarch Was Laid To Rest: “My Daddy Has Lost His Dearest Companion and His Soul Mate”

On This Day in 1975, a Tammy Wynette Song That Had Been Released 5 Times Finally Became Her First UK No. 1

Born on This Day in 1948, the Author and Tenor Singer Who Completed the Classic Oak Ridge Boys Lineup

Born in Georgia on This Day in 1936, the First Country Artist to Ever Write, Sing and Publish a No. 1 Hit

On the Charts 26 Years Ago, Kenny Rogers Became the Oldest Country Singer To Hit No. 1 at the Time

10 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the King of the Texas Troubadours and One of Johnny Cash’s Favorite Singer-Songwriters Ever

Bre Kennedy Embraces Imperfection and Connection on Her Latest Album, ‘The Alchemist’

Ziggy Marley Explores Healing, Mindfulness, and the Power of Love on His Ninth Solo Album, ‘Brightside’

Pop Star, DJ, Dance, and ‘Sporty’ Fitness Maven—Melanie C is Living Well Within the Many Sides of Her Identity on Ninth Album

How Facing Her Past and Accepting Outside Voices Led Ashley McBryde to Her Best Album Yet