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On This Day: Country Music Loses ‘Greatest Singer’ When George Jones Dies in 2013
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Jim Casey
If George Jones isn’t at the top of your list of the greatest country singers…
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Country MusicEntertainmentMusicOn This Day: Marty Robbins Records One of the Greatest ‘Western’ Albums of All Time in 1959
by Jim Casey“We got both kinds, we got Country and Western.” If you’ve seen the 1980 movie…
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EntertainmentMusicLoretta Lynn Celebrates Anniversary of ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ and Friendship With Sissy Spacek
Today is a big anniversary for Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter released on this day…
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EntertainmentMusicOn This Day: Country Icon Patsy Cline Died in a Plane Crash in 1963
On this day, March 5, 1963, Patsy Cline tragically died in a plane crash while…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: Johnny Cash Records ‘At San Quentin’ Album Live in 1969
Johnny Cash fans know that the legendary Man in Black had an interesting relationship with…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: Johnny Cash Proposes to June Carter Onstage in 1968
It’s the month of love and this was especially the case exactly 54 years from…
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American EntertainmentOn This Day: The Beatles Perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1964
On a brisk November day in 1956, a teenage John Lennon approached his friends with…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: Alan Jackson Scores No. 1 With ‘Gone Country’ in 1995
Today is a great day in country music history. On this day in 1995, Alan…
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American EntertainmentOn This Day: ‘Bonanza’ Ends Legendary Run on TV in 1973
Any major fan of western television shows has heard about Bonanza. The legendary cast included…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: Johnny Cash Performs at Folsom Prison in 1968
“I hear that train a-comin’…” hearing (or reading) those words probably conjures the voice of…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: George Strait Scores No. 1 With ‘Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind’ in 1985
On January 5, 1985, country legend George Strait famously hit number on the music charts…
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EntertainmentNewsOn This Day: Iconic Western ‘Tombstone’ Premiered in 1993
On this day 28 years ago, the notorious western film, Tombstone arrived in theaters for…
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NewsOn This Day: Apollo 8 Takes ‘Our Planet’s Most Famous Photo’ in 1968
On this day in American history, the crew of Apollo 8 spacecraft takes Planet Earth’s…
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American Entertainment‘Hee Haw’ First Premiers as a Weekly Show on This Day in 1969
The fun-loving country variety show “Hee-Haw” first premiered on this day in 1969. Talk about…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: Alan Jackson Marries Wife Denise at Georgia Church in 1979
Country singer-songwriter Alan Jackson celebrates his 42nd wedding anniversary with his wife, Denise Jackson today!…
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American EntertainmentOn This Day: Vanna White and Pat Sajak Became a Dynamic Duo on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in 1982
by Joe RutlandLittle did Pat Sajak and Vanna White think, on this day in 1982, they would…
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American EntertainmentOn This Day: Tom Selleck’s ‘Magnum P.I.’ Premieres in 1980
by Liz HollandThe iconic ‘Magnum, P.I’ series starring Tom Selleck premiered 41 years ago on this day…
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EntertainmentNewsThe Beatles Singer John Lennon Died on This Day in 1980: Remembering His Finals Days
by Liz HollandLegendary singer of The Beatles, John Lennon, was assassinated on this day in 1980. The…
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MusicNewsOn This Day: ‘A Star Is Born’ Starring Kris Kristofferson Hits Theaters in 1976
45 years ago today, the 1976 remake of “A Star Is Born” hit theaters. Kris…
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American Entertainment‘Rocky’ Starring Sylvester Stallone Premieres in Theaters Today in 1976
by Joe RutlandOn this day in 1976, Rocky Balboa stepped into the ring and drew millions of…