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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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8199 |
Oct 7, 1933 |
Burrus Mill files a $10,000 suit against Bob Wills, calling for Wills to stop advertising his band... |
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8198 |
Oct 7, 1927 |
Jimmie Rodgers' first record, "The Soldier's Sweetheart" backed with "Sleep Baby Sleep," goes on... |
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8197 |
Oct 7, 1870 |
Uncle Dave Macon is born in Smart Station, Tennessee. The singer, comedian and banjo player... |
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Smart Station |
tn |
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8196 |
Oct 6, 1996 |
Tim McGraw marries Faith Hill in Rayville, Louisiana, the day of his Swampstock benefit concert. In... |
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Rayville |
la |
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8195 |
Oct 6, 1995 |
Former Garth Brooks guitarist Ty England makes his solo debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The same... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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8194 |
Oct 6, 1995 |
Garth Brooks takes out a full-page ad in USA Today, telling readers: "You can't see it. You can't... |
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8193 |
Oct 6, 1994 |
The Eagles' Glenn Frey has abdominal surgery in Los Angeles, forcing the postponement of the... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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8192 |
Oct 6, 1994 |
Conway Twitty's mother, Velma Jenkins, dies in Portland, Tennessee |
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Portland |
tn |
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8191 |
Oct 6, 1994 |
The Country Music Walkway of Stars adds five: Mark Collie, Holly Dunn, Sammy Kershaw, Ronna Reeves... |
Country Music Hall of Fame |
Nashville |
tn |
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8190 |
Oct 6, 1993 |
Songwriter Ken McDuffie dies of an apparent heart attack in Dickson, Tennessee. His credits... |
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Dickson |
tn |
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8189 |
Oct 6, 1992 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's album "Lonesome Standard Time"
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8188 |
Oct 6, 1991 |
FOX-TV airs "Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music." Randy Travis performs "Your Cheatin'... |
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8187 |
Oct 6, 1990 |
Garth Brooks joins the Grand Ole Opry. His set list for the momentous occasion is "Friends In... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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8186 |
Oct 6, 1977 |
RCA releases Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" |
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8185 |
Oct 6, 1974 |
Marty Robbins crashes into a wall at 160 mph to avoid hitting other drivers in the National 500... |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Concord |
nc |
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8184 |
Oct 6, 1969 |
Capitol releases The Beatles' "Something" as the flip side of "Come Together." Johnny Rodriguez... |
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8183 |
Oct 6, 1967 |
Ferlin Husky records "Just For You" |
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8182 |
Oct 6, 1966 |
Tim Rushlow is born in Arlington, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Little Texas, a six-man... |
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Arlington |
tx |
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8181 |
Oct 6, 1964 |
Elvis Presley begins work on the movie "Tickle Me" |
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8180 |
Oct 6, 1935 |
Songwriter Kendall Hayes is born in Perryville, Kentucky. He writes Leroy Van Dyke's 1961... |
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Perryville |
ky |
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8179 |
Oct 6, 1927 |
"The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with sound, opens in New York, starring Al Jolson.... |
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New York |
ny |
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8178 |
Oct 6, 1917 |
Manager Bob Neal is born to missionaries in the Belgian Congo. He is primarily a radio personality... |
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zr |
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8177 |
Oct 6, 1889 |
Thomas Edison has crude success with moving pictures in his Kineographic Theater in West Orange,... |
Kineographic Theater |
West Orange |
nj |
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8176 |
Oct 5, 1995 |
Bill Monroe receives the National Medal of Arts from president Bill Clinton at the White House... |
White House |
Washington |
dc |
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8175 |
Jun 5, 2007 |
Soundtrax releases "Surf's Up (Music From The Ocean Picture)." It features Bob Wills... |
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8174 |
Oct 5, 1992 |
Newsweek tabs Nashville producer Tony Brown among the 100 "cultural elite," proclaiming... |
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8173 |
Oct 5, 1991 |
"The Statler Brothers Show" debuts on The Nashville Network. In their first week, they sing "(Oh... |
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8172 |
Oct 5, 1990 |
Alan Jackson makes the cover of the USA Weekend Sunday newspaper supplement. Arista's Steve Sharp... |
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8171 |
Oct 5, 1989 |
K.T. Oslin and Clint Black play Carnegie Hall |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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8170 |
Oct 5, 1987 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's "Goin' Gone"
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8169 |
Oct 5, 1980 |
Marty Robbins finishes 32nd at the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord,... |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Concord |
nc |
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8168 |
Oct 5, 1976 |
Hitsville releases T.G. Sheppard's "Show Me A Man" |
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8167 |
Oct 5, 1972 |
The Staple Singers begin nine days of recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Among the songs they cut... |
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Muscle Shoals |
al |
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8166 |
Oct 5, 1970 |
Capitol releases Buck Owens' "I Wouldn't Live In New York City (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang... |
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8165 |
Oct 5, 1970 |
Decca releases Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
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8164 |
Oct 5, 1970 |
George Jones & Tammy Wynette welcome their only child, Tamala Georgette Jones, in Lakeland,... |
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Lakeland |
fl |
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8163 |
Oct 5, 1969 |
In his only postseason appearance for the "Miracle Mets," Tug McGraw picks up a save while pitching... |
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8162 |
Oct 5, 1966 |
Loretta Lynn records "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)" during an afternoon... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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8161 |
Oct 14, 1963 |
Elvis Presley plays two different characters as "Kissin' Cousins" begins location filming at Big... |
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Big Bear |
ca |
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8160 |
Sep 5, 1958 |
The Country Music Association is chartered in Nashville. The CMA becomes a major marketing force... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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8159 |
Oct 5, 1945 |
Ray Charles is dismissed from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, dubbed an... |
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St. Augustine |
fl |
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8158 |
Oct 5, 1938 |
Johnny Duncan is born in Dublin, Texas. A cousin of Dan Seals, he hits his commercial stride in the... |
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Dublin |
tx |
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8157 |
Oct 5, 1935 |
Margie Singleton is born in Coushatta, Louisiana. Married for a time to record executive Shelby... |
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Coushatta |
la |
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8156 |
Oct 5, 1930 |
Wildcatter Columbus Joiner discovers oil in East Texas. The find provides a job for Jim Reeves'... |
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tx |
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8155 |
Oct 5, 1925 |
WSM signs on the air in Nashville. The station becomes an important magnet for country music by... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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8154 |
Oct 5, 1922 |
Bobbie Jett is born. Jett becomes one of Hank Williams' girlfriends and gives birth to his... |
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8153 |
Oct 5, 1886 |
Having been distracted nearly a decade by work on electrical lighting systems, Thomas Edison... |
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8152 |
May 24, 2007 |
Nashville's Warm Front Studio is officially dedicated to Ronnie Milsap, who previously owned it in... |
Groundstar Laboratory |
Nashville |
tn |
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8151 |
Jun 6, 2007 |
Michael Peterson, Darryl Worley and Jason Michael Carroll take part in the CMA Music Festival... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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8150 |
Oct 4, 1994 |
Brady Seals tells "TNN Country News" he's leaving Little Texas for a solo career
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