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

Bill Anderson topped the charts 57 years ago today with "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)", the top country song of 1969. ...

“I’ve Been There Longer Than Everybody”: 88-Year-Old Country Legend Reflects on His Record-Long Grand Ole Opry Milestone

Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images Bill Anderson is the longest tenured member of the Grand Ole Opry, and is gearing up to celebrate the 65th anniversary of his membership. The pos...

Bill Anderson Benefit Show to Help the Legendary Wrestler with his Medical Bills Announced for Azusa, California

For years, Bill Anderson was a key part of pro wrestling in the Southwestern United States. After a successful career in the ring including being accused of taking the "marijuana  ...

On The Charts 47 Years Ago, Waylon Jennings Ruled With a Somber Ballad Written as an Apology to Bob McDill’s Wife

American country and western singer and guitarist Waylon Jennings (1937 - 2002) wears a cowboy hat and leather vest as he sings with his eyes closed in front of a microphone, April...

Bill Anderson Marks His 65th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary

'That's kind of a marker number, I guess, for a lot of things. People retire at 65, and heck, I'm just celebrating!' Continue reading…

Bill Anderson Marks His 65th Grand Ole Opry Anniversary

'That's kind of a marker number, I guess, for a lot of things. People retire at 65, and heck, I'm just celebrating!' Continue reading…

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

(Original Caption) Charlie Daniels (3rd from left), the entertainer who dedicated his last album to "gun-rotting whiskey and hellatious fights" says he will not play gentle music j...

Born 79 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Country Singer Best Known for Her Duets With This Grand Ole Opry Legend

Mary Lou Turner, best known for a string of hit duets with Bill Anderson in the late 1970s, t...

Bill Anderson Benefit Show is This Sunday in the Los Agneles, CA Area

Bill Anderson is a professional wrestling legend that likely best slides into the "unsung hero" category. He is the man who trained the likes of the Ultimate Warrior, Sting, "Calif...

Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1944, the King of Honky Tonk and the Most “Outlaw” Country Singer of the 1970s

3 Country Songs From 1978 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

New York, N.Y.: Musicians Willie Nelson, left, and Waylon Jennings, right, at a party at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan on January 16, 1978. (Photo by Karen Wiles/Newsday RM via Get...

Born in St. Louis 66 Years Ago, the “Honorary Texan” Who Went From Late Bloomer To Writing Hits for Randy Travis and Joh...

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - Chris Knight performs at Saturn Birmingham on May 31, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by David A. Smith/Getty Images) Country singer-songwriter Chris Knig...

Born in the DMV 75 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind One of Country Music’s Most Timeless Love Songs and Hits for Don Will...

4 Country Songs From 1982 That Every Elder Millennial Can Still Sing Word for Word

Willie Nelson, who was connected to two of the most memorable country songs of 1982 Elder millennials were in diapers when these songs topped the country charts in 1982. That doesn...

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

On the Charts 49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Entered His Sixth Week at No. 1 With This Willie Nelson Feature

Waylon Jennings performs onstage at Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook, Illinois, November 27, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Waylon Jennings' biggest crossover hit entered it...

Born in Virginia 101 Years Ago Today, the “Voice With a Heart” and Bill Monroe’s Sideman Who Co-Founded the Country Musi...

Born 82 Years Ago Today in Wisconsin, the Legendary Country Crooner Whose Signature Song Was Covered by Loretta Lynn and...

Country singer-songwriter Bobby G. Rice. (Photo courtesy of Bobby G. Rice via Facebook) Country music fans may know that power duo Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn covered the song “...

Born 77 Years Ago in Nashville, the Country Rocker Behind No. 1 Hits From Randy Travis, Ricky Van Shelton, and Don Willi...

Russell Smith Seventy-seven years ago today, the Grammy-winning country rocker who penned some of the most memorable hits of the 80s and 90s was born. The post Born 77 Years Ago i...

65 Years Ago Today, Faron Young Was on a Long Run at No. 1 With the Song That Established Willie Nelson as a Hit Songwri...

Faron Young, who put Willie Nelson on the map Sixty-five years ago today, Faron Young was at No. 1 with the first Willie Nelson-penned song to reach the top of the chart. The pos...

3 Country Songs From the 1970s With the Quirkiest Titles Ever

Willie Nelson attends an event at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on July 21, 1980. (Photo by Robert Ware/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) These country songs ha...

Anniversary Cheers: Don Williams “Epilogue – The Cellar Tapes”

Recordings from more than 40 years ago are unearthed by country music icon’s son, cleaned up and remastered. Well, I do hope AUK readers will forgive this foray into mainstream cou...

On This Day in 1978, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song Inducted Into the Grammy Hall of Fame Not Once, But Twice

Forty-eight years ago today, Willie Nelson was a...

7 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Grammy-Winning Country-Rock Frontman Who Penned Chart-Topping Hits for Randy T...

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 18 -- Pictured: Musical guest The Amazing Rhythm Aces perform on May 10, 1980 -- (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty I...