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Nov 23, 1947
Donald McEnaney, an eight-year-old leukemia patient in Chicago, receives a phone call from his idol, Gene Autry, who sings "Feudin' And Fightin'" to the kid
Oct 4, 1951
When The Oak Ridge Quartet plays Evansville, Indiana, concert-goer Minnie Huff gives the band a wallet-size picture of Jesus and writes "Oak Ridge Boys" on the back. The Quartet later adopts The Oak Ridge Boys as its official name
May 24, 1955
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, resident Sharon Williams receives a telegram saying she's won a contest to name Faron Young's band. The singer is nicknamed the Young Sheriff and his band becomes the Country Deputies
Oct 18, 1956
When Elvis Presley stops at a Memphis gas station, fans gather around his car while an attendant checks the engine. Station owner Edd Hopper is angered by the crowd and pops Presley in the head. Presley, in turn, gives Hopper a black eye. Hopper and an employee are fined for assault. Charges against Presley are ultimately dropped
Jun 19, 1957
David Ragsdale is accidentally shot in the back at a San Mateo, California, bar. A year later, Ragsdale files a $500,000 suit against Ray Price, reasoning that if Price hadn't been singing, he wouldn't have been at the club
Jan 15, 1967
Mick Jagger's hand is cut when a woman tries to get a lock of his hair with a pair of scissors, as The Rolling Stones enter a New York studio for "The Ed Sullivan Show." The Stones' 1969 release "Honky Tonk Women" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Apr 27, 1968
A fan steals Janis Joplin's cape in a backstage incident. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" is destined to be named one of country's 500 all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jun 1, 1971
Elvis Presley's birthplace, a two-room shack in Tupelo, opens to the public
Apr 12, 1972
The first Fan Fair begins in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. Day one participants include Lynn Anderson, Tom T. Hall, Dottie West, Bobby Bare, Del Reeves and Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton
Sep 7, 1974
Johnny Rodriguez has his clothes shredded by zealous female fans who overwhelm three security guards to reach him at a Dallas concert
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