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    • Aug 13, 1972
    The wing of a plane carrying Johnny Cash brushes the ground while landing in Erie, Pennsylvania. Spooked by the incident, Cash abandons his flight and charters a bus to ride to Nashville
    Aug 16, 1972
    Epic releases Tammy Wynette's "My Man"
    Aug 16, 1972
    Jeff Hanna, of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has a son, Jamie Hanna, in Wheatridge, Colorado. The boy is destined to become one-half of the duo Hanna-McEuen, which debuts in 2005 with the single "Something Like A Broken Heart"
    Aug 16, 1972
    Emily Robison is born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She co-founds The Dixie Chicks, who meld pop fashion and twangy country in a quick ascent to Entertainer of the Year, only to see their career unravel after a 2003 comment about the president. In 2020, the trio shortens its name to The Chicks
    Aug 17, 1972
    Claude King holds a recording session at Nashville's Columbia Studio B. It's the final session in his 11-year relationship with Columbia Records, where he earned more than a dozen hits
    Aug 17, 1972
    Future Country Music Association awards nominee Gladys Knight appears as a contestant on ABC-TV's "The Dating Game"
    Aug 17, 1972
    Charley Pride records "She's Too Good To Be True" in Nashville
    Aug 19, 1972
    John Denver hosts the debut episode of NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special," performing "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Guests The Everly Brothers sing "All I Have To Do Is Dream." Linda Ronstadt, Helen Reddy and War are also on the show
    Aug 20, 1972
    Burl Ives makes his final appearance as attorney Walter Nichols on the NBC-TV series "The Bold Ones"
    Aug 21, 1972
    Lynn Anderson sings the national anthem on the opening day of the Republican national convention in Miami Beach
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