Taylor Swift released “Our Song” the third single from her self-titled debut studio album. It became Swift’s first #1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart, maintaining the position for six consecutive weeks. The track made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a #1 song on the Hot Country Songs chart.
On this day September 09, 2007
Sep 8, 2024 | 8:28 PM
This Day in Country Music
On this day September 16, 1950
Born on this day in Darby, Florida, was David Bellamy, singer, songwriter of The Bellamy Brothers. The duo had success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976, a #1 single on the Hot 100. S...
Sep 16, 2024
On this day September 16, 1969
Johnny Cash was at #1 on the country singles chart with "A Boy Named Sue". The song tells the tale of a young man's quest for revenge on a father who abandoned him at 3 years of age and whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him Sue, co...
Sep 16, 2024
On this day September 16, 2016
A total of 30 artists gather to record "Forever Country", a single released in honor of the 50th annual Country Music Association awards. The track featured Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert...
Sep 16, 2024
On this day September 15, 2007
Garth Brooks' song, "More Than a Memory" became the first song to debut at #1 on the magazine Hot Country Songs chart, since the start of the magazine's all encompassing country chart in 1958. It was released as his 51st single and first single from h...
Sep 15, 2024
On this day September 14, 1934
Born on this day in Brownfield, Texas, was Don Walser, was known as a unique, award-winning yodeling "Texas country music legend." He was known for maintaining a catalog of older, obscure country music and cowboy songs and kept alive old 1940s and 1950...
Sep 14, 2024
On this day September 14, 2005
Property from the estate of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash raised $1.24 million on the first day of a three-day auction at Sotheby's in New York City. Items sold included a custom-made abalone-inlaid acoustic guitar for $131,200 and an autographed ph...
Sep 14, 2024
On this day September 12, 2003
Johnny Cash, US singer songwriter died of respiratory failure aged 71. Widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century, he was known as . Cash traditionally started all his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cas...
Sep 12, 2024
On this day September 12, 2008
Taylor Swift released "Love Story" as the lead single from Swift's second studio album The song was a commercial success, selling over 18 million copies worldwide, therefore establishing itself among the best-selling singles of all time. In the United...
Sep 12, 2024