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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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6549 |
Aug 18, 1945 |
Elvis Presley's father, Vernon Presley, makes a down payment of $200 for a home in East Tupelo,... |
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East Tupelo |
ms |
|
|
6548 |
Aug 18, 1938 |
Record producer Allen Reynolds is born in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He produces Crystal Gayle's... |
|
North Little Rock |
ar |
|
|
6547 |
Aug 18, 1920 |
Ray Cash marries Carrie Rivers in Kingsland, Arkansas. The marriage produces two country singers:... |
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Kingsland |
ar |
|
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6546 |
Sep 18, 1918 |
Hank Penny is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He becomes a western swing bandleader of note... |
|
Birmingham |
al |
|
|
6545 |
Aug 17, 1993 |
Buck Owens has surgery for throat cancer at Bakersfield's Stanford Medical Center
|
Stanford Medical Center |
Bakersfield |
ca |
|
|
6544 |
Aug 17, 1992 |
Tanya Tucker sings the national anthem at the Republican National Convention in Houston. Also... |
|
Houston |
tx |
|
|
6543 |
Aug 17, 1990 |
"You can take that poison gas and stick it in your sassafras": In response to Iran's invasion of... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6542 |
Aug 17, 1989 |
Ricky Van Shelton, Rodney Crowell and Hank Williams Jr. lead with four nominations apiece as... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6541 |
Aug 17, 1987 |
Randy Travis leads all nominees with mentions in five categories for the Country Music Association... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6540 |
Aug 17, 1987 |
Ten years after his death in Memphis, Elvis Presley is still so popular he makes the cover of... |
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|
|
|
|
6539 |
Aug 17, 1986 |
Ricky Skaggs' son, Andrew, is shot in the neck by a truck driver, Edward Duehring, after the... |
Interstate 81 |
Troutville |
va |
|
|
6538 |
Aug 17, 1983 |
Billy Ray Cyrus has his first club gig, at the Sand Bar in Ironton, Ohio
|
Sand Bar |
Ironton |
oh |
|
|
6537 |
Aug 17, 1982 |
The PolyGram pressing plant in Hanover, West Germany, creates the first CD |
|
Hanover |
gr |
|
|
6536 |
Aug 17, 1981 |
Willie Nelson suffers a collapsed lung while swimming in Hawaii |
|
|
ha |
|
|
6535 |
Aug 17, 1977 |
Steve Wariner has his first recording session, cutting "I'm Already Taken" at RCA Studio B. The... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6534 |
Aug 17, 1977 |
More than 25,000 grieving fans view the body of Elvis Presley at Graceland in Memphis. Two women... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
6533 |
Aug 17, 1975 |
On the second night of a Las Vegas engagement, Elvis Presley strangely lays down on stage after the... |
|
Las Vegas |
nv |
|
|
6532 |
Aug 17, 1975 |
A proclamation by Nashville mayor Beverly Briley designates the beginning of Johnny Cash Week,... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6531 |
Aug 17, 1972 |
Charley Pride records "She's Too Good To Be True" in Nashville
|
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6530 |
Aug 17, 1969 |
Roy Acuff begins his third tour of South Vietnam with the USO |
|
|
vm |
|
|
6529 |
Aug 19, 1967 |
Charlie Walker sings "Don't Squeeze My Sharmon" as he joins the Grand Ole Opry
|
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6528 |
Aug 17, 1958 |
Charlie Rich has his first recording session for Sun Records in Memphis
|
Sun Recording Studio |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
6527 |
Aug 17, 1955 |
Singer/songwriter Kevin Welch is born in Los Angeles. He pens such hits as Gary Morris'... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
6526 |
Aug 17, 1952 |
Hank Williams is arrested in Alexander City, Alabama, for drunken behavior |
|
Alexander City |
al |
|
|
6525 |
Aug 17, 1927 |
E.W. "Bud" Wendell is born in Akron, Ohio. He becomes the manager of the Grand Ole Opry,... |
|
Akron |
oh |
|
|
6524 |
Aug 17, 1920 |
Wayne Raney is born in Wolf Bayou, Arkansas. His chart-topping 1949 single "Why Don't You Haul... |
|
Wolf Bayou |
ar |
|
|
6523 |
Aug 17, 1896 |
Gold is discovered in Alaska, setting off the Klondike gold rush. It provides a backdrop for Lefty... |
|
|
ak |
|
|
6522 |
Aug 16, 2000 |
Clint Black, suffering from a bronchial infection, cancels a pair of concerts in Indianapolis and... |
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|
|
|
|
6521 |
Aug 16, 2000 |
Neighbors tell Garth Brooks' attorney they don't want his home on Genelle Drive in Goodlettsville,... |
|
Goodlettsville |
tn |
|
|
6520 |
Aug 16, 2000 |
Mary Chapin Carpenter sings "Why Walk When You Can Fly" during the Democratic National... |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
6519 |
Aug 16, 1994 |
Arista releases Brooks & Dunn's "She's Not The Cheatin' Kind" |
|
|
|
|
|
6518 |
Aug 16, 1993 |
BNA releases John Anderson's "I Fell In The Water," with a video in which his wife, Jamie, becomes... |
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|
|
|
|
6517 |
Aug 16, 1993 |
Lorrie Morgan makes her acting debut in TNN's "Proudheart" |
|
|
|
|
|
6516 |
Aug 16, 1990 |
First-time nominee Garth Brooks leads the way in nominations for the Country Music Association... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6515 |
Aug 16, 1989 |
Riders In The Sky perform their 2,000th show in Santa Cruz, California |
|
Santa Cruz |
ca |
|
|
6514 |
Aug 16, 1986 |
Rosanne Cash and Rodney Crowell are headliners for a Peace Festival at Centennial Park in midtown... |
Centennial Park |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6513 |
Aug 16, 1985 |
Carl Perkins' blue suede shoes are stolen from his tour bus while it's parked outside a... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
6512 |
Aug 16, 1985 |
"The Dukes Of Hazzard," starring John Schneider and Tom Wopat, makes its final prime-time... |
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|
|
|
|
6511 |
Aug 16, 1979 |
United Artists releases Kenny Rogers' album "Kenny"
|
|
|
|
|
|
6510 |
Aug 16, 1977 |
Elvis Presley dies in his bathroom at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Arguably the most significant... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
6509 |
Aug 16, 1972 |
Emily Robison is born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She co-founds The Dixie Chicks, who meld pop... |
|
Pittsfield |
ma |
|
|
6508 |
Aug 16, 1971 |
Capitol releases Buck Owens' "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" |
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|
|
|
|
6507 |
Aug 17, 1970 |
Kathy Westmoreland replaces Millie Kirkham as the high soprano voice in Elvis Presley's backing... |
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|
|
|
|
6506 |
Sep 16, 1967 |
Jeannie Seely joins the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Don't Touch Me," "Don't You Ever... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6505 |
Aug 16, 1965 |
Charley Pride has his first recording session in Nashville
|
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6504 |
Aug 16, 1962 |
Jim Reeves leaves Nashville for the first-ever country tour of South Africa, with Chet Atkins,... |
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|
|
|
|
6503 |
Aug 16, 1960 |
Shooting begins for Elvis Presley's "Flaming Star" in Thousand Oaks, California |
|
Thousand Oaks |
ca |
|
|
6502 |
Aug 15, 1958 |
Elvis Presley's mother, Gladys, is buried at Memphis' Forest Hill Cemetery |
Forest Hill Cemetery |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
6501 |
Aug 16, 1952 |
Having quit the Grand Ole Opry when he moved away from Nashville, Grandpa Jones rejoins the cast
|
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6500 |
Aug 16, 1939 |
Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver is born in Corsicana, Texas. His writing credits include... |
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Corsicana |
tx |
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