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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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6749 |
Aug 26, 1976 |
Dolly Parton signs a contract with Porter Wagoner, agreeing to pay him 15% of her gross recording... |
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6748 |
Aug 26, 1974 |
John Denver records "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los... |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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6747 |
Aug 26, 1970 |
An anonymous phone caller informs the International Hotel in Las Vegas of a plot to kidnap Elvis... |
International Hotel |
Las Vegas |
nv |
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6746 |
Aug 26, 1969 |
Charley Pride records "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" |
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6745 |
Aug 26, 1968 |
Merle Haggard records "Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)," the first track for his... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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6744 |
Aug 26, 1967 |
Jacksonville, Florida, declares Jack Greene Day |
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Jacksonville |
fl |
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6743 |
Aug 26, 1961 |
Ray Pillow makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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6742 |
Aug 26, 1961 |
Guitarist Jimmy Olander is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He becomes a member of Diamond Rio,... |
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Minneapolis |
mn |
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6741 |
Aug 26, 1955 |
The western picture "Apache Ambush" opens, with Tex Ritter in a minor role. The movie is... |
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6740 |
Aug 26, 1949 |
Merry Christmas, a few months early: Ernest Tubb records "White Christmas" and "Blue... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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6739 |
Aug 26, 1937 |
Don Bowman is born in Lubbock, Texas. The singer and comedian begins a recording career in the... |
|
Lubbock |
tx |
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6738 |
Aug 25, 2000 |
Wynonna Judd sells a red Harley-Davidson motorcycle for $17,000 in a moving sale at her home in... |
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Leiper's Fork |
tn |
|
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6737 |
Aug 25, 2000 |
Linda Davis and husband Lang Scott have a new daughter, Rylee Jean Scott |
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6736 |
Aug 25, 2000 |
Swing fiddler Cliff Bruner dies at his Houston home. Bruner was briefly one of Milton Brown's... |
home |
Houston |
tx |
|
|
6735 |
Aug 25, 1994 |
Jimmy Buffett's twin-engine plane crashes in the Maddaket Harbor near Nantucket, Massachusetts.... |
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Nantucket |
ma |
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6734 |
Aug 25, 1993 |
Randy Travis celebrates the West with his first TV special, "Wind In The Wire," on ABC. Also... |
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6733 |
Aug 25, 1992 |
Epic releases Collin Raye's album "In This Life"
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6732 |
Aug 25, 1992 |
Liberty releases Garth Brooks' Christmas album, "Beyond The Season" |
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6731 |
Aug 25, 1988 |
Louisville declares Patty Loveless Day |
|
Louisville |
ky |
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6730 |
Aug 25, 1988 |
Central City, Kentucky, renames three miles of U.S. 62 as Everly Brothers Boulevard, as The Everly... |
|
Central City |
ky |
|
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6729 |
Aug 25, 1986 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's "Walk The Way The Wind Blows" |
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6728 |
Aug 25, 1977 |
Two days after he was booked for cocaine possession, Waylon Jennings joins Willie Nelson on stage... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6727 |
Aug 25, 1972 |
Junior Samples shows up at the jail in Georgia's Forsyth County to post bail for his manager,... |
|
Forsyth County |
ga |
|
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6726 |
Aug 25, 1970 |
Jo Dee Messina is born in Holliston, Massachusetts. After releasing her first album in 1996, she... |
|
Holliston |
ma |
|
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6725 |
Aug 25, 1966 |
Connie Smith records "The Hurtin's All Over" in a late-night Nashville session at RCA Studio B. She... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6724 |
Aug 25, 1961 |
Billy Ray Cyrus is born in Flatwoods, Kentucky. The novelty hit "Achy Breaky Heart"... |
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Flatwoods |
ky |
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6723 |
Aug 25, 1958 |
Patsy Cline has a daughter, Julia Dick |
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6722 |
Sep 15, 1939 |
Bob Atcher records his first hit, "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes," for Vocalion |
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6721 |
Sep 11, 2001 |
Artist manager David Skepner dies of a heart attack in Nashville. He worked for many years with... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6720 |
Sep 14, 2001 |
Eddie Stoneman dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Charles County, Maryland. The son of country... |
|
Charles County |
md |
|
|
6719 |
Jun 30, 1920 |
Eddie Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The oldest of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman's 15... |
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Galax |
va |
|
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6718 |
Aug 25, 1956 |
George Jones joins the Grand Ole Opry for the first time |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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6717 |
Aug 25, 1949 |
Henry Paul is born in Kingston, New York. After stints with the Southern rock band The Outlaws and... |
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Kingston |
ny |
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6716 |
Aug 25, 1949 |
Hank Garland records "Sugarfoot Rag" |
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6715 |
Aug 25, 1928 |
Fiddler Jerry Rivers is born in Nashville. He joins Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys from... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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6714 |
Aug 24, 1993 |
Columbia releases Ricky Van Shelton's album "A Bridge I Didn't Burn"
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6713 |
Aug 24, 1993 |
Honoring their success with "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson and Jim McBride's wives give... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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6712 |
Aug 24, 1992 |
Drummer Larrie Londin dies in Nashville two months after slipping into a diabetic coma. His credits... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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6711 |
Aug 24, 1991 |
Fifteen days after undergoing heart surgery, Bill Monroe shows up at the Grand Ole Opry. He doesn't... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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6710 |
Aug 24, 1990 |
Doug Stone makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
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Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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6709 |
Aug 24, 1988 |
Nat Stuckey dies of lung cancer in Nashville. The singer had only moderate success as an artist... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6708 |
Aug 24, 1984 |
Neil Young makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. Best known for his rock compositions and performances,... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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6707 |
Aug 24, 1984 |
Vince Gill records "Oklahoma Borderline" |
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6706 |
Aug 24, 1983 |
Warner Bros. releases John Anderson's "Black Sheep" |
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6705 |
Aug 24, 1983 |
Jerry Lee Lewis' wife, Shawn Stephens, is found dead in their Nesbit, Mississippi, home from a... |
home |
Nesbit |
ms |
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6704 |
Aug 24, 1977 |
Barely a week after Elvis Presley's death, Colonel Tom Parker announces he's sold global... |
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6703 |
Aug 23, 1977 |
Waylon Jennings is arrested during a recording session, along with his secretary, Lori Evans, on... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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6702 |
Aug 24, 1973 |
Marty Robbins and Loretta Lynn co-host "The Midnight Special" on NBC-TV. Guests include... |
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6701 |
Aug 24, 1971 |
Loretta Lynn cuts "Rated 'X'" during an evening recording session at Bradley's Barn in... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
|
|
6700 |
Aug 24, 1965 |
Buck Owens records "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" in an afternoon session at the Capitol Studios in... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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