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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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6449 |
Aug 14, 1942 |
Songwriter/producer Brent Maher is born in Great Bend, Kansas. He produces hits for The Judds,... |
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Great Bend |
ks |
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6448 |
Aug 14, 1941 |
David Crosby is born in Los Angeles, California. He co-founds The Byrds in 1964, establishing a... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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6447 |
Aug 14, 1941 |
Connie Smith is born in Elkhart, Indiana. The Grand Ole Opry powerhouse debuts with 1964's... |
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Elkhart |
in |
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6446 |
Aug 14, 1941 |
Tex Ritter stars in the debut of "King Of Dodge City," his first movie in a new agreement with... |
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6445 |
Sep 1, 1924 |
Atlanta's Lyric Players open a theatrical production, "Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch," with... |
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Atlanta |
ga |
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6444 |
Aug 14, 1915 |
George Jones' parents, George and Clara, elope |
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6443 |
Aug 13, 1994 |
Erick, Oklahoma, renames Main Street as Sheb Wooley Avenue |
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Erick |
ok |
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6442 |
Aug 13, 1992 |
Vince Gill and Travis Tritt tie for top honors with five nominations each for the Country Music... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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6441 |
Aug 13, 1990 |
Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt and several other artists announce they have purchased 25 acres of Walden... |
Walden Woods |
Lincoln |
ma |
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6440 |
Aug 13, 1988 |
Houston Oilers coach Jerry Glanville leaves a press pass for Elvis Presley at a preseason game... |
Liberty Bowl |
Memphis |
tn |
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6439 |
Aug 13, 1988 |
Willie Nelson becomes the first artist ever to have an album spend 10 years on the Billboard... |
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6438 |
Aug 13, 1987 |
The site of Elvis Presley's first public performance, at a 1953 talent contest, is renamed in his... |
Humes Junior High |
Memphis |
tn |
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6437 |
Dec 17, 2013 |
Florida Georgia Line receives a gold single from the RIAA for "Stay"
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6436 |
Aug 13, 1986 |
Capitol releases T. Graham Brown's "Hell And High Water" |
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6435 |
Aug 13, 1979 |
Johnny Cash and June Carter renew their wedding vows while vacationing in Jamaica. Upon return... |
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jm |
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6434 |
Aug 13, 1972 |
The wing of a plane carrying Johnny Cash brushes the ground while landing in Erie,... |
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Erie |
pa |
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6433 |
Aug 13, 1970 |
Governor Lester Maddox declares Johnny Cash Day in Georgia, as Cash performs for 700 prisoners... |
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|
ga |
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6432 |
Aug 13, 1968 |
Eddy Arnold records "They Don't Make Love Like They Used To" at RCA Studio B on Music Row... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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6431 |
Aug 13, 1958 |
Johnny Cash records "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" and the original version of "I Still Miss... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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6430 |
Aug 13, 1952 |
Big Mama Thornton records one of the first versions of "Hound Dog," which becomes a substantial... |
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6429 |
Aug 13, 1951 |
Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois. His 1985 album "High Country Snows" features Ricky... |
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Peoria |
il |
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6428 |
Aug 13, 1951 |
Webb Pierce records "Wondering" in an evening session at Nashville's Castle Recording Studio in the... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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6427 |
Aug 13, 1948 |
Elaine Tubb sues Ernest Tubb for divorce. She receives their home, custody of their two children... |
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6426 |
Oct 3, 1954 |
Hank Snow records "Let Me Go, Lover!" |
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6425 |
Aug 12, 2000 |
Garth Brooks' attorney says the singer is considering opening his 10-year home, the Blue Rose... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6424 |
Aug 12, 1996 |
Ty Herndon sings the national anthem for the first time publicly at the Dallas Cowboys-New England... |
Texas Stadium |
Irving |
tx |
|
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6423 |
Aug 12, 1993 |
Vince Gill racks up eight nominations and Alan Jackson gets seven, as the Country Music Association... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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6422 |
Aug 12, 1992 |
The RIAA presents more than 110 gold and platinum records to Elvis Presley's estate, calling Elvis... |
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6421 |
Aug 12, 1990 |
Dan Seals' guitar player, Joe Stanley, dies of cancer at his home in Brookport, Illinois. Stanley... |
home |
Brookport |
il |
|
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6420 |
Aug 12, 1988 |
John Denver marries Cassandra Delaney in Aspen, Colorado |
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Aspen |
co |
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6419 |
Aug 12, 1985 |
MCA releases Lee Greenwood's "I Don't Mind The Thorns (If You're The Rose)" |
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6418 |
Aug 12, 1983 |
Eddie Rabbitt's son, Timothy Rabbitt, is born with biliary atresia at the Vanderbilt Medical... |
Vanderbilt Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
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6417 |
Aug 12, 1982 |
Jerry Reed records "The Bird," complete with vocal imitations of Willie Nelson and George... |
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6416 |
Aug 12, 1982 |
George Jones misses a scheduled appearance with Merle Haggard in Odessa, Texas |
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Odessa |
tx |
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6415 |
Aug 12, 1979 |
Ex-Miss America Phyllis George plays harmonica during Willie Nelson's encore at the Kentucky State... |
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Louisville |
ky |
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6414 |
Aug 12, 1975 |
A story in The National Enquirer quotes Tom T. Hall as saying that country music... |
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6413 |
Aug 12, 1973 |
Marty Robbins finishes 36th in a 1973 Dodge Charger at the Talladega 500, run at the Alabama... |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Talladega |
al |
|
|
6412 |
Aug 11, 1972 |
Willie Nelson delivers his inaugural performance at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin,... |
Armadillo World Headquarters |
Austin |
tx |
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6411 |
Apr 5, 1999 |
One day before the first anniversary of her death, three of Tammy Wynette's daughters file a... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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6410 |
Aug 12, 1960 |
The former Carolyn Brown is granted a divorce from Bill Monroe. The judge stipulates that Monroe... |
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tn |
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6409 |
Aug 12, 1958 |
Elvis Presley leaves basic training in Killeen, Texas, to see his mother in the hospital in... |
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Killeen |
tx |
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6408 |
Aug 12, 1958 |
Waylon Jennings' second child, Julie Rae, is born |
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6407 |
Aug 12, 1958 |
Stonewall Jackson records "Why I'm Walkin'" and "Life To Go" |
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6406 |
Aug 12, 1958 |
Faron Young records "That's The Way I Feel," written by George Jones and Roger Miller,... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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6405 |
Aug 12, 1957 |
Decca releases Patsy Cline's "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray" |
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6404 |
Aug 12, 1956 |
Danny Shirley is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He fronts Confederate Railroad, whose mix of... |
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Chattanooga |
tn |
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6403 |
Aug 12, 1949 |
Mark Knopfler is born in London. The Dire Straits guitarist shares Grammys with Chet Atkins, and... |
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London |
uk |
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6402 |
Aug 12, 1947 |
Red Foley records "Tennessee Saturday Night" and "Blues In My Heart" at the... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
6401 |
Aug 12, 1938 |
Songwriter Paul Craft is born in Memphis. His credits include: T. Graham Brown's "Come As You... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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6400 |
Aug 12, 1927 |
Porter Wagoner is born in Howell County, Missouri. Known for his rhinestone suits, he develops a... |
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Howell County |
mo |
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