On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

08.26.26

Born 89 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Country Funnyman Who Helped Waylon Jennings Land His First Record Deals

By Em Casalena
On This Day

08.25.26

26 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Oscar Winner Who Recorded With Neil Young and the Rolling Stones

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.25.26

Born 77 Years Ago Today in Israel, the Bass-Playing “Demon” Who Breathed Fire, Spit Blood, and Became One of Rock’s Most Theatrical Showmen

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

08.25.26

On This Day in 1975, Bruce Springsteen Released His Phil Spector-Inspired Breakthrough Album That Took Almost Two Years to Record

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.25.26

Born 65 Years Ago Today in Kentucky’s Good Neighbor Community, the 90s Country Star Who Later Played Dad to His Real-Life Daughter on Disney Channel

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

08.25.26

Born 56 Years Ago Today in Massachusetts, the Tim McGraw Protégé With Six No. 1 Hits and a Place in Country Music History

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.24.26

On This Day in 1985, Huey Lewis and the News Hit No. 1 With the Theme From a Classic 80s Movie

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.24.26

5 Years Ago Today, the World Lost the Jazz-Loving Graphic Designer Who Became the Drummer for the Biggest Rock Band on Earth

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.24.26

41 Years Ago Today, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Were at No. 1 With This Tender Celebration of “Real Love”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

08.24.26

Born 73 Years Ago in London, the Drummer Who Played With Joe Cocker as the Berlin Wall Fell and Had to Choose Between Elton John and Paul McCartney

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.24.26

On This Day in 1975, Queen Began Recording an International Hit With a Meaning That Remains a Closely Guarded Secret

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.24.26

34 Years Ago Today, Music Lost “the Greatest Drummer in the World” Who Worked With Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, and Journey

By Erinn Callahan

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