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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. ...

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

Benefit Show for Bill Anderson, Legendary Wrestler & Trainer of Sting & The Ultimate Warrior, Set for June 19th...

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  ...

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

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

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

Born 111 Years Ago Today in the Big Easy, the Unsung Musical Genius Behind Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and Countless Na...

Bill McElhiney, one of Nashville's most prominent musical arrangers in the 1960s and 1970s, was born May 20, 1915, in New Orleans. 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...

Born on This Day in 1948, the Author and Tenor Singer Who Completed the Classic Oak Ridge Boys Lineup

Born on This Day in 1948, the Author and Tenor Singer Who Completed the Classic Oak Ridge Boys Lineup

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...

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

These 3 Lynn Anderson Songs Make Me Fall in Love With Country Music All Over Again

These three Lynn Anderson songs could remind anyone...

These 3 Lynn Anderson Songs Make Me Fall in Love With Country Music All Over Again

These three Lynn Anderson songs could remind anyone...

On This Day in 1974, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 with a Grammy-Winning International Crossover Hit Penned by Billy Sherril...

Fifty-two years ago today, Charlie Rich was at the top of the country chart with a Grammy-winning hit penned by a legendary figure. 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...

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.

44 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Topped the Chart With the Definitive Version of a Song Previously Recorded by Elvis Presley...

Born on This Day in 1943, the Lead Singer of the Band That Shaped Modern Country Music and Performed With Everyone From...

Born on This Day in 1928, the Korean War Veteran and Longtime Friend of Chet Atkins Who Dominated the Country Charts in...

44 Years Ago, Willie Nelson Topped the Chart With the Definitive Version of a Song Previously Recorded by Elvis Presley...

On the Charts This Day in 1984, Johnny Lee and Lane Brody Ruled With the Theme Song to a Beloved NBC Television Series

Born on This Day in 1921, the Influential Country and Rock Musician Who Sued Warner Bros Over the Soundtrack to This Bur...

One hundred five years ago today, a highly influential multi-instrumentalist and producer was born in North Carolina....