On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.26.26

On This Day in 1966, The Beatles Recorded the Ringo-Led Hit That Has Divided Fans for Decades

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.26.26

On This Day in 1969, Bill Anderson Topped the Charts With a Song That Beat Out Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.26.26

On This Day in 1975, Willie Nelson Released the Career-Defining Album His Label Didn’t Want To Release

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.26.26

On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released One of the Decade’s Biggest Country Albums, Featuring a No. 1 Hit Written by the Big Bopper

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.26.26

Born in Louisiana 77 Years Ago Today, the Country Rocker Who Stepped Out of His Legendary Father’s Shadow To Blaze His Own Path

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.26.26

On This Day in 1933, the “Father of Country Music” Left Us Two Days After Recording His Last Song

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.25.26

Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1936, the Storyteller Behind “Harper Valley PTA” and Other Timeless Country Hits

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.25.26

On This Day in 2005, Carrie Underwood Completed a Major Chapter in Her “Cinderella Story” Journey To Country Music Stardom

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.25.26

On This Day in 2005, a Bronze Statue Inspired a Modern Country Legend To Propose to His Superstar Girlfriend

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.25.26

Born 133 Years Ago Today, the Virginia Native Who Became One of Country Music’s First Commercial Recording Stars

By Em Casalena
On This Day

05.25.26

Born in Arizona 83 Years Ago Today, the Hit Songwriter Who Became the “First Lady of Outlaw Country”

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.24.26

Born in Rhode Island on This Day in 1988, the Youngest Charting Country Singer Ever and ‘The Voice’ Runner-Up

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

On This Day in 1966, The Beatles Recorded the Ringo-Led Hit That Has Divided Fans for Decades

On This Day in 1969, Bill Anderson Topped the Charts With a Song That Beat Out Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard

On This Day in 1975, Willie Nelson Released the Career-Defining Album His Label Didn’t Want To Release

On This Day in 1959, George Jones Released One of the Decade’s Biggest Country Albums, Featuring a No. 1 Hit Written by the Big Bopper

Born in Louisiana 77 Years Ago Today, the Country Rocker Who Stepped Out of His Legendary Father’s Shadow To Blaze His Own Path

On This Day in 1933, the “Father of Country Music” Left Us Two Days After Recording His Last Song

Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1936, the Storyteller Behind “Harper Valley PTA” and Other Timeless Country Hits

On This Day in 2005, Carrie Underwood Completed a Major Chapter in Her “Cinderella Story” Journey To Country Music Stardom

On This Day in 2005, a Bronze Statue Inspired a Modern Country Legend To Propose to His Superstar Girlfriend

Born 133 Years Ago Today, the Virginia Native Who Became One of Country Music’s First Commercial Recording Stars

Born in Arizona 83 Years Ago Today, the Hit Songwriter Who Became the “First Lady of Outlaw Country”

Born in Rhode Island on This Day in 1988, the Youngest Charting Country Singer Ever and ‘The Voice’ Runner-Up

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