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Born 112 Years Ago Today in a Small Canadian Fishing Village, the Country Music Legend Known as the “Singing Ranger”

Canadian country superstar Hank Snow was born 112 years ago today on May 9, 1914, in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada. The post

Born 112 Years Ago Today in a Small Canadian Fishing Village, the Country Music Legend Known as the “Singing Ranger”

Canadian country superstar Hank Snow was born 112 years ago today on May 9, 1914, in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada. The post

On the Charts in 1953, a Late Hank Williams Was at No. 1 With Country Music’s First Divorce Anthem

On April 11, 1953, the late Hank Williams topped the country music charts with "Your Cheatin' Heart", one of his signature songs. The post

Born in Louisiana 77 Years Ago Today, the Country Rocker Who Stepped Out of His Legendary Father’s Shadow To Blaze His O...

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...

How a Rural ‘Snow White’ Daydream Helped Create One of the Most Iconic Western Songs of All Time

Tex Owens managed to turn his 'Snow White'-esque fantasy into "The Cattle Call", one of the greatest Western tunes of all time. The post How a Rural ‘Snow White’ Daydream Helped C...

45 Years Ago Today, Hank Williams Jr. Landed His Third No. 1 Single With This Tribute to the “Beauty Queens in El Paso”

Country music legacy Hank Williams Jr. scored his third career No. 1 single with "Texas Women" on April 3, 1981. 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...

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

Born on This Day in 1914, One Half of This Popular Country Music Duo Who Was Married to the “Queen of Country”

On This Day in 1956, Johnny Cash Released the Career-Defining Single That Spelled Out His Values

Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Cloc...

The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC...

Born on This Day in 1941, “Country Music’s Least Known Superstar” Who Wrote Hits for Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, and Po...

Born 125 Years Ago Today, the Missouri “Duke” and Country Music Hall of Famer Who Mastered Comedy, Radio Hosting, and th...

66 Years Ago, Jim Reeves Was at No. 1 for the Final Time in His Life With One of the Biggest Hits in Country Music Histo...

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

Born on This Day in 1925, the “Singing Fisherman” Known for His Historically Inspired Country Hits

Country singer Johnny Horton, known for hit songs like "The Battle of New Orleans", would have turned 101 years old today. The post

50 Years Ago, Merle Haggard Scored His Third Straight No. 1 Album, Featuring a Dolly Parton Cover and Songs From a Shelv...

On May 2, 1976, Merle Haggard scored his third consecutive No. 1 album with 'It's All in the Movies', featuring his eighth st...

50 Years Ago, Merle Haggard Scored His Third Straight No. 1 Album, Featuring a Dolly Parton Cover and Songs From a Shelv...

On May 2, 1976, Merle Haggard scored his third consecutive No. 1 album with 'It's All in the Movies', featuring his eighth st...

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. ...

On This Day in 1977, Waylon Jennings Released a No. 1 Song He Hated About a Place He’d Never Visited

Waylon Jennings hated his 1977 single "Luckenbach, Texas." Unfortunately for him, country music audiences didn't feel the same. The post O...

On the Charts 58 Years Ago, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 With a Legendary Collaboration With Bonnie Owens

On the Charts 58 Years Ago, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 With a Legendary Collaboration With Bonnie Owens