On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

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

09.08.26

9 Years Ago Today, Half of One of Country Music’s Biggest Duos Died in a Helicopter Crash Days After Recording a Hit Album

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.08.26

9 Years Ago Today, Country Music Bid Farewell to Its “Gentle Giant” Who Turned His Easygoing Sound Into 17 No. 1 Hits

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.08.26

Born 94 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the Torch Singer Who Set the Standard for Women in Country Music and Helped Turn Willie Nelson Into a Household Name

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.08.26

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.07.26

58 Years Ago, Jimi Hendrix Released the Definitive Version of a Bob Dylan Classic That Became His Only US Hit

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.07.26

65 Years Ago Today, George Jones Was in the Middle of a No. 1 Run With a Country Classic That Spawned Two Foreign-Language Versions

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.07.26

On This Day in 1994, This Misunderstood Buddy Holly Tribute Was Reluctantly Released—and Became a 90s Alt-Rock Classic

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.07.26

On This Day in 1978, One of Rock’s Most Important Drummers Died in the Same Room as Mama Cass After a Night Out With Paul McCartney

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.07.26

On This Day in 1974, Ronnie Milsap Was at No. 1 With a Grammy-Winning Song Later Recorded by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

09.07.26

Born 70 Years Ago Today in California, the “Emily Dickinson of Pop” Who Penned Award-Winning Hits for Celine Dion, Faith Hill, and LeAnn Rimes

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

09.06.26

11 Years Ago, the World Said Goodbye to the Singing Lumberjack Who Toured With Elvis Presley and Wrote Hits for Patsy Cline and Flatt & Scruggs

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

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

9 Years Ago Today, Half of One of Country Music’s Biggest Duos Died in a Helicopter Crash Days After Recording a Hit Album

9 Years Ago Today, Country Music Bid Farewell to Its “Gentle Giant” Who Turned His Easygoing Sound Into 17 No. 1 Hits

Born 94 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the Torch Singer Who Set the Standard for Women in Country Music and Helped Turn Willie Nelson Into a Household Name

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

58 Years Ago, Jimi Hendrix Released the Definitive Version of a Bob Dylan Classic That Became His Only US Hit

65 Years Ago Today, George Jones Was in the Middle of a No. 1 Run With a Country Classic That Spawned Two Foreign-Language Versions

On This Day in 1994, This Misunderstood Buddy Holly Tribute Was Reluctantly Released—and Became a 90s Alt-Rock Classic

On This Day in 1978, One of Rock’s Most Important Drummers Died in the Same Room as Mama Cass After a Night Out With Paul McCartney

On This Day in 1974, Ronnie Milsap Was at No. 1 With a Grammy-Winning Song Later Recorded by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge

Born 70 Years Ago Today in California, the “Emily Dickinson of Pop” Who Penned Award-Winning Hits for Celine Dion, Faith Hill, and LeAnn Rimes

11 Years Ago, the World Said Goodbye to the Singing Lumberjack Who Toured With Elvis Presley and Wrote Hits for Patsy Cline and Flatt & Scruggs

Remembering When Two Rock Legends Reunited After 16 Years for a Top 5 Hit in 1985

On This Day in 1966, Dolly Parton Recorded Her First Hit Single—a Song That Summed up Her Public Persona

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