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    • Mar 1, 1954
    Janis Oliver is born in Torrance, California. She joins younger sister Kristine to form Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, who rise in the 1980s behind a rockabilly-tinged sound. By that time, her last name is changed, following her marriage to Vince Gill
    Nov 28, 1955
    Kristine Oliver is born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with older sister Janis Gill, Oliver--who becomes Kristine Arnold after she's married--forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, securing a string of rockabilly-tinged hits in the 1980s
    Jan 26, 1980
    Kristine Oliver marries Leonard Arnold. Along with sister Janis Oliver--soon to be Janis Gill--she forms Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
    Apr 12, 1980
    Pure Prairie League singer Vince Gill marries future Sweethearts of the Rodeo member Janis Oliver on his 23rd birthday
    May 5, 1982
    Vince and Janis Gill have a daughter, Jenny Gill, in Los Angeles
    Nov 11, 1985
    Sweethearts Of The Rodeo wins the Wrangler talent contest. The duo receives $50,000 and a Dodge van
    Jul 2, 1986
    Columbia releases Sweethearts Of The Rodeo's self-titled debut album
    Feb 7, 1987
    The Sweethearts Of The Rodeo make their "Hee Haw" debut, alongside returning guests Hank Williams Jr., Loretta Lynn and Sawyer Brown
    Sep 19, 1987
    John Schneider co-hosts the season premiere of "Hee Haw" with show regular Roy Clark. Others featured during the week include Freddy Fender, Grandpa Jones and The Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
    Jun 11, 1988
    Alabama hosts June Jam VII in Fort Payne, Alabama. The lineup features Restless Heart, Exile, Carl Perkins, Steve Earle, K.T. Oslin, Eddy Raven, The Bellamy Brothers, Sawyer Brown, Mel McDaniel, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, The Shooters, Dan Seals and Ricky Van Shelton
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