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Aug 15, 1975
David Rogers establishes the Country Green Club, an Atlanta venue
Sep 27, 1975
Willie Nelson opens a Dallas nightclub, Whiskey River. The first performer at the venue: David Allan Coe
Apr 24, 1976
The National Life & Accident Insurance Company announces plans to build a new 615-room hotel adjacent to the Grand Ole Opry House on Briley Parkway in Nashville: The Opryland Hotel
Jun 2, 1976
Ernest Tubb cuts the ribbon at the official opening of the second Ernest Tubb Record Shop on Demonbreun Street in Nashville
Jul 1, 1976
Faron Young opens a Nashville nightclub: Faron Young's Jail House
Mar 15, 1977
Poor David's Pub opens in Dallas, Texas. The original Dixie Chicks make their club debut at Poor David's in November 1989
Jul 25, 1977
The Nashville Palace opens across the street from the Opryland Hotel, owned by a group of investors that includes Jerry Reed. The first week's guests include his daughter, Seidina Reed, and Lorrie Morgan. The venue provides a training ground for Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and Ricky Van Shelton on their way up
Oct 22, 1977
Harmonica player Charlie McCoy performs the national anthem at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia. He's joined by Russell Hicks to close the event with "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Nov 26, 1977
Opryland Hotel opens on Briley Parkway, with 600 rooms. In its first decade, the hotel will use more than 17,000,000 eggs and spend $10,000-a-year on light bulbs
Nov 27, 1977
Graceland's Meditation Gardens, the Memphis location where Elvis Presley is buried, are opened to the public
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