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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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9599 |
Nov 28, 1925 |
"The WSM Barn Dance" begins broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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9598 |
Nov 28, 2000 |
Wilbur Rimes countersues his daughter, LeAnn Rimes, in a Dallas court, contending he did not take... |
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Dallas |
tx |
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9597 |
Nov 27, 2000 |
Walter Bailes dies in Sevierville, Tennessee, after enduring three heart attacks in the previous... |
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Sevierville |
tn |
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9596 |
Nov 27, 1993 |
In a TV Guide cover story, Dolly Parton denies that she has a sexual relationship with longtime... |
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9595 |
Nov 27, 1993 |
Joe Diffie joins the Grand Ole Opry. His set list for the night includes "Prop Me Up Beside... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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9594 |
Nov 27, 1990 |
Garth Brooks, Gary Chapman and Amy Grant start loading cassettes for U.S. servicemen poised for the... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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9593 |
Nov 27, 1989 |
Arista releases Exile's "Keep It In The Middle Of The Road" |
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9592 |
Nov 27, 1980 |
Lacy J. Dalton appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, co-hosted by Ed McMahon from NBC in... |
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New York |
ny |
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9591 |
Nov 27, 1980 |
William Lee Golden, of The Oak Ridge Boys, stops trimming his beard. Combined with the long hair... |
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9590 |
Nov 3, 1971 |
Donna Fargo records "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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9589 |
Nov 27, 1977 |
Graceland's Meditation Gardens, the Memphis location where Elvis Presley is buried, are opened to... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
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9588 |
Nov 27, 1976 |
Eddie Rabbitt marries Janine Girardi on his 35th birthday |
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9587 |
Nov 27, 1975 |
Dolly Parton and Freddy Fender appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parton sings... |
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New York |
ny |
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9586 |
Nov 27, 1973 |
Hank Snow's guitar player, Jimmy Widener, is robbed and shot to death in Nashville. Widener also... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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9585 |
Nov 27, 1972 |
Jerry Bradley is named to succeed Chet Atkins as the head of RCA Records' country division in... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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9584 |
Nov 27, 1959 |
A doctor from Johannesburg, South Africa, begins a one-month series of treatments to reduce pores... |
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gr |
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9583 |
Nov 27, 1958 |
While serving the Army in Germany, Elvis Presley is promoted to private first class |
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gr |
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9582 |
Nov 27, 1944 |
The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company launches the USS LST-855 from Seneca, Illinois. Scotty Moore,... |
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Seneca |
il |
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9581 |
Nov 27, 1942 |
Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle, Washington. The innovative rock guitarist inspires Billy Joel to... |
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Seattle |
wa |
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9580 |
Nov 27, 1941 |
Eddie Rabbitt is born in Brooklyn, New York. The singer/songwriter becomes a major link between... |
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New York |
ny |
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9579 |
Nov 26, 1993 |
The first "Christmas At Twitty City" without Conway begins. With the May 1994 sale of Twitty... |
Twitty City |
Hendersonville |
tn |
|
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9578 |
Nov 26, 1992 |
McBride & The Ride and Aaron Tippin appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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New York |
ny |
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9577 |
Nov 26, 1990 |
On the heels of Naomi Judd's public revelation that hepatitis will force her off the road, The... |
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9576 |
Nov 26, 1990 |
The Japanese corporation Matsushita buys MCA, Inc. for $6.6 billion. The MCA country roster... |
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9575 |
Nov 26, 1987 |
The Oak Ridge Boys ride a strawberry-house float down Broadway in 52-degree weather at the Macy's... |
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New York |
ny |
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9574 |
Nov 26, 1986 |
Ruth Wagoner is granted a divorce from Porter Wagoner, 21 years after their separation. The singer... |
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9573 |
Nov 26, 1986 |
Songwriter Gene Pistilli gets his song, "Too Gone Too Long," to Randy Travis, who records it... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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9572 |
Nov 26, 1982 |
The first "Christmas At Twitty City" begins. Twitty sits on Santa's lap, then heads off... |
Twitty City |
Hendersonville |
tn |
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9571 |
Nov 26, 1981 |
First lady Nancy Reagan watches a Thanksgiving Day Youth For Christ television special hosted by... |
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9570 |
Nov 26, 1977 |
Opryland Hotel opens on Briley Parkway, with 600 rooms. In its first decade, the hotel will use... |
Opryland Hotel |
Nashville |
tn |
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9569 |
Nov 25, 1976 |
The Band performs its farewell concert, "The Last Waltz," at the Winterland Ballroom in San... |
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San Francisco |
ca |
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9568 |
Nov 26, 1974 |
Merle Haggard records "Always Wanting You," a song he wrote about Dolly Parton, at the... |
Jack Clement Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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9567 |
Nov 26, 1973 |
A 30-foot dogwood tree is donated to the Grand Ole Opry as a memorial to Stringbean, who was shot... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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9566 |
Nov 26, 1970 |
Hank Williams Jr. rides the old woman's shoe down Broadway in Manhattan during the Macy's... |
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New York |
ny |
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9565 |
Nov 26, 1964 |
Mel Tillis and Red Foley find songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, co-writer of "The Long Black Veil,"... |
home |
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tn |
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9564 |
Nov 26, 1963 |
Columbia releases Lefty Frizzell's "Saginaw, Michigan" |
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9563 |
Nov 26, 1962 |
Linda Davis is born in Dodson, Texas. Her 1993 pairing with Reba McEntire on "Does He Love... |
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Dodson |
tx |
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9562 |
Nov 26, 1960 |
Hawkshaw Hawkins marries Jean Shepard on stage at The Forum in Wichita, Kansas. Hawkins' best man:... |
The Forum |
Wichita |
ks |
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9561 |
Nov 26, 1952 |
Marty Robbins records "I Couldn't Keep From Crying" at the Jim Beck Studio at 1101 Ross... |
Jim Beck Studio |
Dallas |
tx |
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9560 |
Dec 10, 1963 |
Donny Osmond makes his national television debut singing Jimmie Davis' "You Are My... |
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9559 |
Dec 10, 1996 |
Reba McEntire returns to the concert stage at the San Jose Arena in California, following a skiing... |
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San Jose |
ca |
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9558 |
Jan 20, 1961 |
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country": John F.... |
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Washington |
dc |
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9557 |
Dec 7, 2001 |
Actress Faye Dunaway, in Nashville filming the independent movie "Colored Eggs," visits the... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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9556 |
Dec 9, 1969 |
"You Ain't Going Nowhere" songwriter Bob Dylan has a son, Jakob Dylan, in New York. The... |
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New York |
ny |
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9555 |
Dec 10, 1999 |
Raquel Warren, wife of The Warren Brothers' Brett Warren, gives birth to the couple's first boy,... |
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9554 |
Dec 8, 1912 |
Music executive Irving Waugh is born in Virginia. He becomes a leader at WSM Radio and is... |
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va |
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9553 |
Dec 10, 1982 |
Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle dies of cancer in Nashville. Beginning in 1943, he became a regular... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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9552 |
Dec 10, 1817 |
Mississippi becomes the 20th state to join the union. It becomes a hotbed for country stars,... |
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ms |
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9551 |
Dec 7, 2001 |
Irony reigns on the WB's "Reba" show. "Life doesn't always turn out the way you thought it would... |
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9550 |
Nov 25, 1997 |
Capitol releases Garth Brooks' album "Sevens"
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