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Born on This Day in 1940, the Youngest Woman Ever To Write a No. 1 Hit (Inspired by Her Breakup With an Everly Brother)

Sharon Sheeley, who wrote songs for Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, Glen Campbell, and Eddie Cochran, would have turned 86 today. The post

70 Years Ago Today, Gene Vincent Recorded a B-Side That Became a Hit After the A-Side Was Deemed Too Scandalous for Radi...

24 Years Ago, We Lost the Songwriter Who Shaped Early Rock & Roll With Hits Recorded by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee...

24 Years Ago, We Lost the Songwriter Who Shaped Early Rock & Roll With Hits Recorded by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee...

Born on This Day in 1932, the “King of Rockabilly” Whose Songs Were Recorded by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Johnny Ca...

Carl Perkins, king of rockabilly who inspired everyone from Johnny Cash to the Beatles, would have turned 94 today. The post Born on This Day i...

This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was Originally an Attempt to Stand Out at Chuck Berry Concerts

They wanted to stand out, and they certainly did. The post This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was...

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”

28 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to The Jersey Boy Who Changed Country Music

Eddie Rabbitt, who helped broaden country music's mainstream appeal in the 1970s and '80s, died 28 years ago today on May 7, 1998, The post

Born on This Day in 1928, the Country Star Who Overcame a Stutter to Notch a String of Hits and Wrote an International N...

98 years ago today, the songwriter who penned one of the most-recorded songs in the world and notched a string of hits was born.

This Legendary Guitarist Might Have Had the World’s First Rock and Roll Stadium Wedding in 1951

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the...

Sixty-eight years ago today, Don Gibson was at the top of the chart with a song that inspired dozens of covers. The post

79 Years Ago, Hank Williams Recorded One of the Earliest Examples of Rock and Roll With the Song That Put Him on the Roa...

65 Years Ago Today, Ricky Nelson Kicked off a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With a Song Literally Pulled From the Trash

Ricky Nelson spent two weeks at No. 1 with the single "Travelin' Man", a song originally meant for Sam Cooke. The post

4 Rockers From the 1950s Whose Music We Still Play on Repeat

4 Rockers From the 1950s Whose Music We Still Play on Repeat

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1950s That Still Hit Hard Today, Even Though No One Listens To Rock and Roll Anymore

Born on This Day in 1936, the Rock Legend Who Made Us Cry for a Living and Formed a Supergroup With Bob Dylan and George...

Eddie Cohn – Weight of the World

There is a particular kind of courage required to make a quiet record when the world is screaming. Eddie Cohn, the self-taught Los Angeles polymath who has spent the better part of...

Country singer David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It', dies at 86

Cole developed a following as a singer-songwriter, known for his raw, obscene lyrics and sketchy past

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, a...

Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music

Born on This Day in 1928, the Bassist Who Shaped Johnny Cash’s Sound and Stuck with Him Through Thick and Thin

Born on This Day in 1928, the Bassist Who Shaped Johnny Cash’s Sound and Stuck with Him Through Thick and Thin