On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

09.30.26

Born in Kentucky 63 Years Ago, the Older Brother of a 90s Country Star and Half of an Iconic 2000s Duo

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.30.26

Born 73 Years Ago Today in Memphis, the Teen Beauty Queen Turned Country-Pop Hitmaker Who Penned Hits for Patty Loveless and Tanya Tucker

By Erinn Callahan
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09.30.26

On This Day in 1976, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song That Launched a Honky Tonk Legend’s Career

By Clayton Edwards
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09.30.26

On This Day in 2006, George Strait Broke Conway Twitty’s Longstanding Record To Solidify His Place as the King of Country Music

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.29.26

6 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Country Hitmaker Who Wrote 4 Elvis Presley Classics and Starred in a Beloved NBC Variety Show

By Em Casalena
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09.29.26

57 Years Ago Today, Merle Haggard Released the Defiant No. 1 Hit Inspired by Vietnam War Protests

By Alex Hopper
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09.29.26

Born 91 Years Ago Today in Louisiana, the Rock Pioneer and Country Star Who Was Accused of Trying to Kill Elvis Presley

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.29.26

Born 119 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Early Pioneer of Western Swing Who Scored a Massive Hit in the 1930s

By Erinn Callahan
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09.29.26

Born 119 Years Ago in Texas, the Singing Cowboy and Movie Star Who Was the First To Sell Out Madison Square Garden

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.28.26

On This Day in 1991, Garth Brooks Made Chart History with an Album That Featured a Hit Billy Joel Cover

By Clayton Edwards
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09.28.26

On This Day in 2018, the Swamp Rock Pioneer Behind Hits for Elvis Presley and John Anderson Made His Grand Ole Opry Debut—One Month Before His Death

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.28.26

On This Day in 1968, The Beatles Started Their Longest Run at No. 1 With a Song Written To Comfort John Lennon’s Son

By Clayton Edwards

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