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On This Day in 1959, Marty Robbins Recorded a Western Ballad that Made Chart History

Sixty-seven years ago today, Marty Robins stepped into a Nashville studio to record a song that would reman popular for decades to c...

On This Day in 1959, Marty Robbins Recorded a Western Ballad that Made Chart History

Sixty-seven years ago today, Marty Robins stepped into a Nashville studio to record a song that would reman popular for decades to c...

On This Day in 1970, Marty Robbins Was at No. 1 With a “True” Song He Wrote for His Wife After His First Heart Attack

4 Songs That Prove Marty Robbins Was the Best Singing Storyteller of All Time

No one told a story quite like Marty Robbins. The post 4 Songs That Prove Marty Robbin...

2 Marty Robbins Sequels to “El Paso” That Deserve Another Spin (And One That Never Came To Be)

"El Paso" isn't the only song Marty Robbins wrote that tells the tragic tale of Faleena and the jealous cowboy who loved her. The post 2 Marty Robbins Sequels to “El Paso” That Des...

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...

On This Day 60 Years Ago, Jim Reeves Topped the Country Charts Posthumously With a Hit First Recorded by Roy Orbison

Sixty years ago, Jim Reeves was at No. 1 in the United Kingdom with "Distant Drums" nearly two years after his death. The post

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...

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 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...

61 Years Ago, Roger Miller Was at No. 1 Thanks to a Timeless Tune With an Uncertain Origin Story (Later Covered by Georg...

57 Years Ago, a “Singing Bellhop” Was the First To Record This Kris Kristofferson Masterpiece (Later Immortalized by Jan...

Roger Miller was the first artist to record "Me and Bobby McGee" on May 16, 1969. His version reached No. 12 on the country charts. The post

57 Years Ago, a “Singing Bellhop” Was the First To Record This Kris Kristofferson Masterpiece (Later Immortalized by Jan...

Roger Miller was the first artist to record "Me and Bobby McGee" on May 16, 1969. His version reached No. 12 on the country charts. The post

Born in Texas on This Day in 1945, the Progressive Country Legend Described as “The Missing Link Between Roy Orbison and...

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Born in Texas on This Day in 1945, the Progressive Country Legend Described as “The Missing Link Between Roy Orbison and...

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1 Year Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Trailblazing Hispanic Star Who Turned Tragedy Into Triumph

Today, May 9, marks one year since pioneering Hispanic country artist Johnny Rodriguez died at age 73 in San Anton...

Born on This Day in 1953, the Rocker Turned Country Artist Who Wrote Hit Songs for George Strait, Faith Hill, and Keith...

Born on This Day in 1941, the Award-Winning Songwriter Who Wrote Thousands of Songs, Including Your Favorite George Stra...

Eighty-five years ago today one of the most prolific and successful songwriters of the 1970s and '80s was born in New Mexico.

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 1942, One Half of the Husband-Wife Duo Who Scored a No. 1 Hit With One of the Quirkiest Songs in Cou...

Jack Blanchard, who scored a No. 1 country hit with wife Misty Morgan in 1970, celebrates his...

Born on This Day in 1942, One Half of the Husband-Wife Duo Who Scored a No. 1 Hit With One of the Quirkiest Songs in Cou...

Jack Blanchard, who scored a No. 1 country hit with wife Misty Morgan in 1970, celebrates his...

On This Day in 1969, Glen Campbell Was in the Midst of an Impressive Run Thanks to This Unintentional Protest Anthem

'Galveston,' Glen Campbell's 12th studio album, spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billb...

On This Day in 1969, Glen Campbell Was in the Midst of an Impressive Run Thanks to This Unintentional Protest Anthem

'Galveston,' Glen Campbell's 12th studio album, spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billb...