On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.20.26

Born 111 Years Ago Today in the Big Easy, the Unsung Musical Genius Behind Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Countless Nashville Classics

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.20.26

42 Years Ago Today, the Oak Ridge Boys Were at No. 1 for the Final Time With an Album That Features One of Their Most Moving Ballads

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1968, Charley Pride Shattered a Longstanding Barrier With a No. 1 Country Album

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1998, Entertainment Royalty Gathered To Say Goodbye to Music’s Greatest Crooner

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

05.20.26

43 Years Ago, George Strait Released the Fiery Hit That Sparked One of Country Music’s Greatest Chart Runs Ever

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

Born on This Day in 1938, the Nashville Legend Who Played on the Biggest Hits From Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, and Charley Pride

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

On This Day in 1973, Paul Simon Released a Hit Song That Could Never Be Played on British Radio Stations

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

Born in Louisiana 34 Years Ago Today, the Hannah Montana Impersonator Who Grew up To Be One of Country’s Biggest Stars

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.19.26

Born in Nashville on This Day in 1979, the Only Child of Two Outlaw Icons Who Portrayed His Own Father in a Johnny Cash Biopic

By Em Casalena
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

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LONDON – 1965: Bob Dylan hanging out in London, England in 1965. (Photo by Cyrus Andrews/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Behind The Song

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The 10-Page-Long Song Full of “Steady Hatred” That Prevented Bob Dylan From Quitting Singing Like He Intended
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Terry Jacks Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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Paul McCartney of Wings, London, circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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CIRCA 1972: Singer and songwriter Glen Campbell plays golf circa 1972. (Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images)

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3 Country Songs From 1972 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart