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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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4799 |
Jun 16, 1981 |
George Strait records "If You're Thinking You Want A Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"... |
Music City Music Hall |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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4798 |
Jun 16, 1980 |
Depositions filed in a Nashville court accuse Epic recording artist Johnny Paycheck of using... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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4797 |
Jun 16, 1980 |
Dolly Parton records "But You Know I Love You" |
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4796 |
Jun 16, 1978 |
The film version of "Grease," featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, opens in... |
|
New York |
ny |
|
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4795 |
Jun 16, 1974 |
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton perform at Opryland in a show that Parton calls "the last... |
Opryland |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4794 |
Jun 16, 1974 |
Marty Robbins finishes fifth in a 1974 Dodge in the Motorstate 400 at the Michigan International... |
Michigan International Speedway |
Brooklyn |
mi |
|
|
4793 |
Jun 16, 1972 |
JMI releases Don Williams' first solo single, "Don't You Believe" |
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4792 |
Jun 16, 1971 |
Louise Mandrell marries her first husband, Ronny Shaw |
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4791 |
Jun 16, 1967 |
Rumors emerge that Porter Wagoner has been killed and that his female singing partner, Norma Jean,... |
|
Little Rock |
ar |
|
|
4790 |
Jun 16, 1967 |
The movie "Hell On Wheels" opens in theaters with roles for Connie Smith and Marty Robbins,... |
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4789 |
Jun 16, 1959 |
Buck Owens records his first Top 10 hit, "Under Your Spell Again," at the Capitol... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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4788 |
Sep 13, 2006 |
BNA releases Kellie Pickler's debut single, "Red High Heels" |
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|
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4787 |
Jun 16, 1952 |
Ernest Tubb records "Fortunes In Memories" during an afternoon session at the Castle Studio in... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4786 |
Jun 16, 1951 |
Hank and Audrey Williams hold grand opening for a new clothing store, Hank & Audrey's Corral, at... |
Hank & Audrey's Corral |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4785 |
Jun 16, 1939 |
Billy "Crash" Craddock is born in Greensboro, North Carolina. Employing a sound and style... |
|
Greensboro |
nc |
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|
4784 |
Jun 25, 1945 |
Sharon Kristin Harmon is born in Burbank, California. In 1963, she marries rockabilly singer and TV... |
|
Burbank |
ca |
|
|
4783 |
Jul 25, 1997 |
John Berry serenades 48 couples shortly after they're married in a mass ceremony, sponsored by... |
|
Ft. Mitchell |
ky |
|
|
4782 |
Apr 30, 2001 |
The Country Music Association announces a new slogan designed to bring closet fans out of the... |
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|
|
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|
4781 |
Apr 1, 1969 |
Rick Nelson makes a historic appearance at The Troubadour in West Hollywood with his group, The... |
The Troubadour |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
4780 |
Jun 15, 1996 |
Alabama's 15th annual June Jam in Fort Payne boasts The Oak Ridge Boys, Neal McCoy, Brooks &... |
|
Fort Payne |
al |
|
|
4779 |
Jun 15, 1993 |
Curb releases Sawyer Brown's "Thank God For You" |
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4778 |
Jun 15, 1993 |
Billy Dean and wife, Cathy, have a son, William Eli |
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4777 |
Jun 15, 1993 |
Collin Raye records "That's My Story" at The Money Pit in Nashville |
The Money Pit |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4776 |
Jun 15, 1991 |
Ray Stevens opens his own 2,000-seat theater in Branson, Missouri, the city's largest theater at... |
Ray Stevens Theater |
Branson |
mo |
|
|
4775 |
Jun 15, 1991 |
Minnie Pearl performs in Joliet, Illinois, in what turns out to be her final show. She suffers a... |
|
Joliet |
il |
|
|
4774 |
Jun 15, 1991 |
Alabama's June Jam X attracts 67,000 fans to Fort Payne for a benefit concert featuring Garth... |
|
Fort Payne |
al |
|
|
4773 |
Jun 15, 1987 |
Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan have a baby boy, Jesse, during Fan Fair |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4772 |
Jun 15, 1985 |
Alabama's June Jam benefit in the band's hometown of Fort Payne features The Judds, Eddy Raven,... |
|
Fort Payne |
al |
|
|
4771 |
Jun 15, 1983 |
"Filthy Rich" makes its final prime-time appearance on CBS-TV, with future... |
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|
4770 |
Jun 16, 1980 |
Bob Nolan, of the original Sons Of The Pioneers, dies of a heart attack while boating in... |
|
Newport Beach |
ca |
|
|
4769 |
Jun 15, 1977 |
Dolly Parton records "Here You Come Again" at Sound Labs in Hollywood |
Sound Labs |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
4768 |
Jun 15, 1972 |
Marty Robbins records "This Much A Man" during a 6 p.m. session at the Columbia Recording... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4767 |
Jun 15, 1970 |
Jerry Bradley begins working at RCA Records in Nashville, where he is groomed as a successor to... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4766 |
Jun 15, 1969 |
"Hee Haw" makes its prime-time debut on CBS-TV, replacing the controversial... |
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|
|
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|
4765 |
Jun 15, 1968 |
Charley Pride records a live album, "Charley Pride In Person," at Panther Hall in Fort... |
Panther Hall |
Fort Worth |
tx |
|
|
4764 |
Jun 15, 1966 |
Guitarist Michael Britt is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He joins Lonestar, which claims the Academy... |
|
Fort Worth |
tx |
|
|
4763 |
Jul 7, 1965 |
Allied Artists releases Elvis Presley's "Tickle Me" |
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|
|
|
|
4762 |
Jun 15, 1962 |
Johnny Cash tops a bill at the prestigious Hollywood Bowl with Patsy Cline, George Jones, The... |
Hollywood Bowl |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
4761 |
Jun 15, 1961 |
20th Century-Fox offers a sneak preview of Elvis Presley's "Wild In The Country" in Memphis.... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
4760 |
Jun 15, 1958 |
Patsy Cline writes to fan club president Treva Miller that her finances are sinking: "I've got... |
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|
|
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|
4759 |
Jun 15, 1956 |
Bob Wills' ballroom at Wills Point, near Sacramento, is destroyed by fire |
|
Sacramento |
ca |
|
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4758 |
Jun 15, 1954 |
Terri Gibbs is born in Miami, Florida. On the heels of her pop/country hit "Somebody's... |
|
Miami |
fl |
|
|
4757 |
Jun 15, 1953 |
Slim Whitman records "North Wind" at the KWKH Studio in Shreveport, Louisiana |
KWKH |
Shreveport |
la |
|
|
4756 |
Jun 15, 1951 |
Ernest Tubb records the Ray Price-written "Hey La La" during an evening session at Nashville's... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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4755 |
Jun 15, 1950 |
Lefty Frizzell signs a recording contract with Columbia Records. He gets a 1.5-cent royalty per... |
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|
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4754 |
Jun 15, 1937 |
Waylon Jennings is born in Littlefield, Texas. A protege of Buddy Holly, he becomes a leader in... |
|
Littlefield |
tx |
|
|
4753 |
Jun 15, 1931 |
Recording engineer Bill Porter is born in St. Louis. He runs the board for such hits as Skeeter... |
|
St. Louis |
mo |
|
|
4752 |
Jun 15, 1917 |
Songwriter Leon Payne is born in Alba, Texas. He pens Jim Reeves' "Blue Side Of... |
|
Alba |
tx |
|
|
4751 |
Jun 15, 1911 |
Piano player Marvin Hughes is born in Nashville. His credits include: Faron Young's "Country... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4750 |
Jun 15, 1892 |
Singer/songwriter Tex Owens is born in Killeen, Texas. He writes the cowboy classic "Cattle... |
|
Killeen |
tx |
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