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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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6799 |
Aug 28, 1988 |
The city of Knoxville celebrates Roy Acuff Day |
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Knoxville |
tn |
|
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6798 |
Aug 28, 1986 |
The Oak Ridge Boys hold a press conference to deny they're breaking up. Eight months later, they... |
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6797 |
Aug 28, 1982 |
LeAnn Rimes is born in Jackson, Mississippi. After releasing her first hit, "Blue," at... |
|
Jackson |
ms |
|
|
6796 |
Aug 28, 1981 |
Johnny Cash enters the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with ulcers
|
Mayo Clinic |
Rochester |
mn |
|
|
6795 |
Aug 28, 1981 |
Merle Haggard checks into a Bakersfield hospital with exhaustion |
|
Bakersfield |
ca |
|
|
6794 |
Aug 28, 1978 |
Dolly Parton leads with four nominations for the Country Music Association's annual awards. Willie... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6793 |
Apr 12, 1979 |
CBS-TV airs "A Special Kenny Rogers," featuring a duet with Dottie West on "All I... |
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|
|
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|
6792 |
Aug 28, 1973 |
Tanya Tucker records "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)" in Nashville. While... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6791 |
Aug 28, 1970 |
Following a threatening phone call and a follow-up tip, Elvis Presley's entourage is told of a... |
|
Las Vegas |
nv |
|
|
6790 |
Aug 28, 1968 |
Former Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore marries his third wife, Emily Hastings
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|
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|
6789 |
Aug 28, 1968 |
Tammy Wynette writes and records "Stand By Your Man" at the Columbia Recording Studio in... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6788 |
Aug 28, 1967 |
Buck Owens records "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" in the evening at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
6787 |
Oct 29, 1996 |
Arista releases Alan Jackson's album "Everything I Love"
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|
|
|
|
|
6786 |
Aug 28, 1965 |
Seven weeks after a near-fatal car crash, Roy Acuff returns to the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Great... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6785 |
Aug 28, 1965 |
Eileen Edwards is born in Windsor, Ontario. As Shania Twain, she becomes the first woman to sell... |
|
Windsor |
cn |
|
|
6784 |
Aug 29, 1956 |
Keyboard player Dan Truman is born in St. George, Utah. He joins Diamond Rio, whose tight harmonies... |
|
St. George |
ut |
|
|
6783 |
Aug 28, 1934 |
Tex Owens records "Cattle Call" in Chicago |
|
Chicago |
il |
|
|
6782 |
Aug 28, 1925 |
Billy Grammer is born in Benton, Illinois. He turns an 18th-century British folk song into the 1958... |
|
Benton |
il |
|
|
6781 |
Aug 28, 1922 |
The first radio commercial, lasting 10 minutes, airs on WEAF in New York |
|
New York |
ny |
|
|
6780 |
Aug 27, 1993 |
"The Thing Called Love" opens. Based on Nashville's The Bluebird Cafe, it features K.T.... |
Bluebird Cafe |
|
|
|
|
6779 |
Aug 27, 1991 |
Travis Tritt sings the national anthem at Fulton County Statdium in Atlanta when the Braves host... |
Fulton County Stadium |
Atlanta |
ga |
|
|
6778 |
Aug 27, 1991 |
Warner Bros. Records releases Randy Travis' single "Forever Together" and the album... |
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|
|
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|
6777 |
Aug 27, 1990 |
Capitol releases Garth Brooks' album "No Fences"
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|
|
|
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|
6776 |
Aug 27, 1988 |
The Judds play for president Ronald Reagan in San Diego and at the Iowa State Fair on the same day
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|
San Diego |
ca |
|
|
6775 |
Aug 27, 1986 |
The Internal Revenue Service files liens against Johnny Paycheck in an effort to collect more than... |
|
|
|
|
|
6774 |
Aug 27, 1982 |
George Jones is a concert no-show at the Cowboy's Club in Tullahoma, Tennessee
|
Cowboy's Club |
Tullahoma |
tn |
|
|
6773 |
Aug 27, 1980 |
A bomb explodes in Lake Tahoe's Harvey's Resort Hotel and Casino, destroying the structure. Playing... |
|
Lake Tahoe |
nv |
|
|
6772 |
Aug 27, 1973 |
Dottie West marries drummer Byron Metcalf in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. "Donna Fargo isn't the... |
|
Lake Tahoe |
nv |
|
|
6771 |
Aug 27, 1970 |
A day after a similar call to the International Hotel, an anonymous tipster tells Colonel Tom... |
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|
|
|
|
6770 |
Aug 27, 1965 |
Meet the Beatles: A nervous Elvis Presley hosts the Fab Four at his home in the tony Bel Air... |
home |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
6769 |
Aug 27, 1963 |
Jim Denny dies of cancer in Nashville. While serving as house manager for the Grand Ole Opry, he... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6768 |
Sep 5, 1962 |
Elvis Presley begins filming "It Happened At The World's Fair" in Seattle, Washington
|
|
Seattle |
wa |
|
|
6767 |
Aug 27, 1961 |
Jeffrey Steele is born in Burbank, California. He helps found the band Boy Howdy before piling up... |
|
Burbank |
ca |
|
|
6766 |
Aug 27, 1960 |
"The Louisiana Hayride" ends a 12-year run on on KWKH in Shreveport, broadcast from the... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Shreveport |
tn |
|
|
6765 |
Aug 27, 1958 |
Two days after the birth of daughter Julie, Patsy Cline writes about the experience to fan club... |
|
|
|
|
|
6764 |
Aug 27, 1957 |
Bill Anderson writes "City Lights" on the roof of the three-story Hotel Andrew Jackson in... |
Hotel Andrew Jackson |
Commerce |
ga |
|
|
6763 |
Aug 27, 1956 |
Stephanie Winslow is born in Yankton, South Dakota. She notches a hit in 1979 with her remake of... |
|
Yankton |
sd |
|
|
6762 |
Aug 27, 1949 |
Guitarist/vocalist Jeff Cook is born in Fort Payne, Alabama. He founds the band Alabama with two... |
|
Fort Payne |
al |
|
|
6761 |
Aug 27, 1937 |
J.D. Crowe is born in Lexington, Kentucky. His bluegrass band The New South provides a formative... |
|
Lexington |
ky |
|
|
6760 |
Aug 27, 1928 |
Frances Preston is born in Nashville. In 1958, she founds a local division of BMI, which... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6759 |
Aug 27, 1925 |
Carter Stanley is born in Stratton, Virginia. With sibling Ralph Stanley, he forms The... |
|
Stratton |
va |
|
|
6758 |
Aug 27, 1924 |
Oliver "Mooney" Lynn is born in Kentucky. He later marries Loretta Lynn and assists her... |
|
|
ky |
|
|
6757 |
Aug 26, 2000 |
Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox and his wife, Tara, have their first daughter, Brittany Kay... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6756 |
Aug 26, 2000 |
Pam Tillis joins the Grand Ole Opry, performing "All The Good Ones Are Gone" and... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6755 |
Aug 26, 1993 |
Tanya Tucker falls in the shower on her tour bus and cracks her tailbone. As a result, she... |
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|
|
|
|
6754 |
Aug 26, 1987 |
Randy Travis eats a hamburger prior to boarding his bus for a tour. The next day, he's... |
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|
|
|
|
6753 |
Aug 26, 1985 |
Freddy Fender enters a Corpus Christi chemical dependency unit for a 30-day rehab for alcohol and... |
|
Corpus Christi |
tx |
|
|
6752 |
Aug 26, 1981 |
Loretta Lynn records "I Lie" during an evening at Nashville's Music City Music Hall
|
Music City Music Hall |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6751 |
Aug 26, 1980 |
Columbia releases Crystal Gayle's "If You Ever Change Your Mind" |
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|
|
|
|
6750 |
Aug 26, 1977 |
Just 10 days after Elvis Presley's death, Ronnie McDowell makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, singing... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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