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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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19349 |
Jan 23, 1990 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins dies from respiratory failure at Jacksonville's Memorial... |
Memorial Medical Center |
Jacksonville |
fl |
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19348 |
Oct 14, 1987 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd kicks off a tribute tour--its first since the plane crash that shook the band 10... |
Omni |
Atlanta |
ga |
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19347 |
Jan 29, 1986 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Allen Collins has an alcohol-related car accident in Jacksonville, Florida,... |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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19346 |
Feb 8, 1980 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd plays Orlando's Great Southern Music Hall in its first full concert since the deaths... |
Great Southern Music Hall |
Orlando |
fl |
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19345 |
Jan 13, 1979 |
The surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform live at Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam in... |
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19344 |
Oct 25, 1977 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant is interred at the Jacksonville Memory Gardens in... |
Jacksonville Memory Gardens |
Jacksonville |
fl |
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19343 |
Sep 19, 1976 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and his wife, Judy, have a daughter, Melody Van Zant. Dad sang and... |
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19342 |
May 1, 1976 |
The Charlie Daniels Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special... |
Gator Bowl |
Jacksonville |
fl |
|
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19341 |
May 23, 1976 |
Amped on whiskey and cocaine, Ronnie Van Zant loses his voice during a Lynyrd Skynyrd show in... |
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Charlotte |
nc |
|
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19340 |
Apr 30, 1976 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and Leon Wilkeson get into a fight on stage in Lakeland, Florida,... |
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Lakeland |
fl |
|
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19339 |
Nov 5, 1975 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell breaks his right pinky when he punches a fellow hotel guest in... |
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London |
uk |
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19338 |
Oct 24, 1975 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant breaks a beer bottle over the head of a road crew member in... |
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Portsmouth |
uk |
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19337 |
Jul 6, 1975 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant leaves the stage when he coughs up blood at a show in... |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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19336 |
Jun 28, 1975 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant collapses backstage in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band's... |
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Charlotte |
nc |
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19335 |
Jun 24, 1975 |
While on tour in Louisville, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant punches bandmate Billy Powell,... |
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Louisville |
ky |
|
|
19334 |
Sep 14, 1949 |
Guitarist Ed King is born in Glendale, California. After a stint in The Strawberry Alarm Clock, he... |
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Glendale |
ca |
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19333 |
Nov 18, 1972 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant gets married, for the second time, to Judy Seymour. The... |
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19332 |
Apr 29, 1967 |
Singer Ronnie Van Zant is arrested in Jacksonville for disorderly conduct and released on $50 bond.... |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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19331 |
Aug 16, 1973 |
MCA releases "Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd)." The album introduces... |
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19330 |
Dec 4, 1951 |
Guitarist Gary Rossington is born in Jacksonville, Florida. In his teens, he becomes a founding... |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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19329 |
Jul 19, 1952 |
Guitarist Allen Collins is born in Jacksonville, Florida. During junior high school, he helps form... |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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19328 |
May 8, 1965 |
The Rolling Stones play the Jacksonville Coliseum in Florida with opening acts The Sir Douglas... |
Jacksonville Coliseum |
Jacksonville |
fl |
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19327 |
Dec 25, 1987 |
Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A." and "Silent Night" for American... |
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|
|
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19326 |
Sep 17, 1987 |
On the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless... |
|
Philadelphia |
pa |
|
|
19325 |
Jul 4, 1986 |
Lee Greenwood performs "God Bless The U.S.A." in the New York Harbor as the Queen... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
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19324 |
Mar 26, 1987 |
Lee Greenwood finishes a two-week USO tour of Europe |
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|
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19323 |
Mar 10, 1987 |
Lee Greenwood begins a USO tour to perform for American troops in Europe |
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|
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19322 |
Oct 31, 1983 |
Lee Greenwood tapes the syndicated "Solid Gold" in Los Angeles, then visits the home of MCA... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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19321 |
Aug 1, 1967 |
Lee and Roberta Greenwood have a daughter, Kelly Greenwood, in Las Vegas |
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Las Vegas |
nv |
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19320 |
Oct 30, 1964 |
Lee and Edna Greenwood have a daughter, Laura Rene Greenwood |
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19319 |
Oct 11, 1961 |
As a member of the club band The Apollos, Lee Greenwood is invited for the first time to... |
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19318 |
May 22, 1937 |
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19317 |
Jan 29, 1927 |
Fiddler George Wilkerson performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Later in the year, he... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19316 |
Nov 29, 1930 |
Henry Whitter, best known for recording "The Wreck On The Southern Old 97," makes his... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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19315 |
May 7, 1927 |
Fiddler Paul Warmack debuts on the Grand Ole Opry, months before he introduces his group The Gully... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19314 |
Jun 4, 1938 |
The Vagabonds and The Lakeland Sisters close out their membership on the Grand Ole Opry, performing... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19313 |
Sep 5, 1931 |
The male trio The Vagabonds makes its Grand Ole Opry debut, becoming one of the show's most popular... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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19312 |
Apr 3, 1926 |
Fiddler Mazy Todd, a frequent sideman to Uncle Dave Macon, introduces his own string trio on the... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19311 |
Dec 29, 1928 |
Uncle Jimmy Thompson, the first person to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, makes his final appearance... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19310 |
Jan 1, 1938 |
Texas Ruby performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time, part of a duet act with husband-to-be... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19309 |
Apr 29, 1939 |
The father-and-son duo Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmy performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19308 |
Nov 23, 1963 |
Willie Nelson signs the papers to buy a 200-acre farm in Ridgetop, Tennessee |
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Ridgetop |
tn |
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19307 |
Oct 15, 1938 |
Sarie & Sally return to work as a duo on the Grand Ole Opry at the Dixie Tabernacle in... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19306 |
Jul 19, 1938 |
Margaret Waters, of the comedy act Sarie & Sally, is felled by an illness, forcing Edna "Sarie"... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19305 |
Jan 14, 1939 |
Comedy duo Sarie & Sally and the trio The Dixieliners, including Sam and Kirk McGee, perform on... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19304 |
Jan 6, 1934 |
Pop songwriter Fred Rose makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. He later forms a major... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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19303 |
May 6, 1939 |
Obed Pickard and The Pickard Family perform on the Grand Ole Opry for the final time at Nashville's... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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19302 |
May 8, 1926 |
Obed Pickard, the first singing star of the Grand Ole Opry, makes his debut on the WSM radio show
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Nashville |
tn |
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19301 |
Jan 9, 1932 |
Blind fiddler Uncle Joe Mangrum makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry |
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Nashville |
tn |
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19300 |
Dec 24, 1927 |
Guitarist Sam McGee makes his first appearance in listings for the Grand Ole Opry |
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Nashville |
tn |
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