On This Day

A recurring series featuring memorable events and stories from before

On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1966, Pete Townshend Smashed His Guitar Into Keith Moon During a Chaotic Onstage Brawl Inadvertently Sparked by a Beach Boy

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

05.20.26

Born 41 Years Ago Today, the California Honky-Tonk Revivalist Known as Country Music’s “Mr. Saturday Night”

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

05.20.26

On This Day in 1990, Clint Black Was at No. 1 With the Album That Proved He Was a Force To Be Reckoned With

By Clayton Edwards
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

On This Day in 1966, Pete Townshend Smashed His Guitar Into Keith Moon During a Chaotic Onstage Brawl Inadvertently Sparked by a Beach Boy

Born 41 Years Ago Today, the California Honky-Tonk Revivalist Known as Country Music’s “Mr. Saturday Night”

On This Day in 1990, Clint Black Was at No. 1 With the Album That Proved He Was a Force To Be Reckoned With

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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