George Strait #1
Dec 15, 2017
On This Day: On December 15, 1990, George Strait was at #1 on the US Country charts with I've Come to Expect It from You, a song written by Buddy Cannon and Dean Dillon. Listen…
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Taylor Swift is Born
Dec 13, 2017
On This Day: Born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania, was Taylor Alison Swift, singer, songwriter, musicican, named by Billboard as most financially successful music artist of 2011, with net earnings of more than…
'Little Miss Dynamite Born' is Born
Dec 11, 2017
On This Day: Born December 11th, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, was Brenda Lee. At 4 ft. 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname 'Little Miss Dynamite' in 1957 after recording the song…
On This Day: Floyd Tillman is Born
Dec 08, 2017
Country superstar Floyd Tillman was born on this day in 1914. Tillman was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted…
On This Day: The Troublemaker #1
Dec 06, 2017
On this day in country music in 1976, Willie Nelson was at #1 with The Troublemaker. he gospel album was recorded in 1973, but Nelson's label Atlantic Records refused to release the record at the time. After…
On This Day: Chris Hillman is Born
Dec 04, 2017
Born on this day in 1944, Chris Hillman, one of the original members of The Byrds which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, and Michael Clarke. Along with frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman…
On This Day: November 30th
Nov 30, 2017
On this day in 1990, Heroes & Friends by Randy Travis was at #1 on the Country chart. Except for the title track, every song on this album is a duet with another artist. Dolly Parton, Merle…
On This Day: September 20th
Sep 19, 2017
A day after Gram Parsons died, his body is stolen during transfer at the Los Angeles International Airport, then taken to Joshua Tree, where it is burned, in accordance with his request. Road manager Phil…
June 29th: On This Day
Jun 29, 2017
On this day in 2012, Blake Shelton's "Honey Bee" was Certified Double-Platinum by the RIAA. Shelton debuted the song at the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3rd, 2011. The song was released immediately after the telecast…
June 28th: On This Day
Jun 28, 2017
On this day in 1966, Merle Haggard recorded "The Bottle Let Me Down" at Capitol Recording Studios right by Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles, California. The song was released in August later that year as…