Hank Williams On this day (September 17), in 1923, Hiram Williams was born in Mount Olive, Alabama. History remembers him as Hank Williams. He took the nickname when he was a teenage…
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4 Merle Haggard Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks
Merle Haggard From his baritone voice to his influence on the Bakersfield sound, there are plenty of things to love about Merle Haggard. One thing that’s impossible to ignore, however, is his…
3 Songs by the Pointer Sisters That Still Make Me Want To Dance Today
The Pointer Sisters (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) Beginning in the early 1970s, The Pointer Sisters spent more than 20 years releasing hit after hit. The group, made up of siblings June Pointer,…
2 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Hall of Fame Songwriter Who Penned Johnny Cash’s “Jackson” and Kenny Rogers’ “Coward of the County”
Billy Edd Wheeler On this day (September 16) in 2024, Billy Edd Wheeler died in his Swannanoa, North Carolina, home at the age of 91. He is best remembered as the songwriter…
3 Country Songs From 1971 That Every 70s Kid Still Knows Today
THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL — Episode 7 — Pictured: Loretta Lynn — (Photo by: Gary Null/NBC via Getty Images) The year 1971 became an important part of country music. The start of an…