On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

09.10.26

On This Day in 1991, Nirvana Released an Accidental Hit That Propelled Grunge to the Mainstream and Defined the Sound of a Generation

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.10.26

On This Day in 1988, Guns N’ Roses Went to No. 1 With a Song Written for the Daughter of an Everly Brother

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.10.26

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the Countrypolitan Singer And ‘Hee Haw’ Star Who Scored a String of Top 5 Hits in the 1970s

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.26

Born 75 Years Ago in Wisconsin, the TV Star Who Found Success on Broadway and the Country Charts

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.09.26

Born 37 Years Ago Today in Iowa, the Grammy-Nominated Country Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.26

30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.26

On This Day in 1950, a Future Country Star and Longtime Friend of Chet Atkins Paused His Budding Career to Serve in the Korean War

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.09.26

Born 51 Years Ago Today in Indiana, One Half of the Grammy-Winning Husband-and-Wife Country Music Duo Who Left Us Too Soon

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.09.26

On This Day in 1968, Dolly Parton Began Recording the Album That First Took Listeners Back to Her Smoky Mountain Childhood

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.09.26

Born 85 Years Ago Today in Georgia, the “King of Soul” Behind the First-Ever Posthumous No. 1 Hit

By Alex Hopper
On This Day

09.09.26

Born 35 Years Ago Today in Louisiana, the Country Prodigy Who Made Music History Weeks After His 21st Birthday

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.08.26

On This Day in 1990, Jon Bon Jovi Hit No. 1 With His Debut Solo Single—Written for the Emilio Estevez-Led Western That Gave Him His First Acting Gig

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

On This Day in 1991, Nirvana Released an Accidental Hit That Propelled Grunge to the Mainstream and Defined the Sound of a Generation

On This Day in 1988, Guns N’ Roses Went to No. 1 With a Song Written for the Daughter of an Everly Brother

Born 89 Years Ago Today in Oklahoma, the Countrypolitan Singer And ‘Hee Haw’ Star Who Scored a String of Top 5 Hits in the 1970s

Born 75 Years Ago in Wisconsin, the TV Star Who Found Success on Broadway and the Country Charts

Born 37 Years Ago Today in Iowa, the Grammy-Nominated Country Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson

30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic

On This Day in 1950, a Future Country Star and Longtime Friend of Chet Atkins Paused His Budding Career to Serve in the Korean War

Born 51 Years Ago Today in Indiana, One Half of the Grammy-Winning Husband-and-Wife Country Music Duo Who Left Us Too Soon

On This Day in 1968, Dolly Parton Began Recording the Album That First Took Listeners Back to Her Smoky Mountain Childhood

Born 85 Years Ago Today in Georgia, the “King of Soul” Behind the First-Ever Posthumous No. 1 Hit

Born 35 Years Ago Today in Louisiana, the Country Prodigy Who Made Music History Weeks After His 21st Birthday

On This Day in 1990, Jon Bon Jovi Hit No. 1 With His Debut Solo Single—Written for the Emilio Estevez-Led Western That Gave Him His First Acting Gig

3 Pop Songs From 1966 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time

19-Year-Old ‘Voice’ Contestant Impresses Riley Green with Her First-Ever Performance of a Country Song—And the Crowd’s Reaction Will Shock You

Queen Latifah Tries to Woo a ‘Voice’ Contestant to Her Team With an Impromptu Serenade

Riley Green Fights “Grandpa” Adam Levine on ‘The Voice’ After 15-Year-Old Delivers “The Most Perfect Performance” of the Season