On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.31.26

Born in Ohio on This Day 88 Years Ago, the Outlaw Country Legend Who Inspired a Mass Workforce Exodus

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.30.26

On the Charts 38 Years Ago, Randy Travis Was Back at No. 1 With an Album That Solidified Him as One of the Decade’s Greatest Country Singers

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.30.26

On This Day in 1981, Hank Williams Jr. Released the Fish Out of Water Single That Would Become His Fourth No. 1

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.30.26

Born 61 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, One-Half of Country Music’s Most Beloved Mother-Daughter Duo

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.30.26

On This Day in 1981, the Oak Ridge Boys Were at No. 1 With a Song Meant for Roadtrip Sing-Alongs

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.30.26

60 Years Ago Today, Dolly Parton Started the Rest of Her Life With Husband Carl Dean: “Like All Great Love Stories, They Never End”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.30.26

On This Day in 1979, the Bellamy Brothers Were at No. 1 With a Song That Sparked a Feud With a Pop Superstar Decades Later

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.30.26

Born 100 Years Ago Today in Texas, the Country Music Hall of Fame Fiddler Who Played With Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.29.26

65 Years Ago Today, Ricky Nelson Kicked off a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With a Song Literally Pulled From the Trash

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.29.26

6 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Blues Musician and Music Critic Who Taught Mick Jagger Harmonica

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.29.26

On This Day in 1942, Bing Crosby Recorded the Irving Berlin Classic That Changed How the World Viewed Christmas Songs and Became the Best-Selling Single in History

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.29.26

On This Day 14 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the Blind Guitar Genius Whose Flatpicking Skills Inspired Generations

By Erinn Callahan

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