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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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4299 |
Jun 30, 2001 |
Chet Atkins dies at home after a long bout with cancer. An influential guitarist and producer who... |
home |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4298 |
Jun 27, 1924 |
Julie Bedra is born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Nicknamed the Queen of the Yodelers, she becomes... |
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Old Forge |
pa |
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4297 |
Jun 29, 1924 |
T. Tommy Cutrer is born in Osyka, Mississippi. He serves as a Grand Ole Opry announcer during a... |
|
Osyka |
ms |
|
|
4296 |
Jun 27, 2001 |
Tracy Lawrence and his wife, Becca, welcome their first daughter, Skylar JoAnn Lawrence, in... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4295 |
Jun 29, 2001 |
Lyle Lovett's ex-wife, Julia Roberts, adds another "ex." She and Benjamin Bratt, her boyfriend of... |
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|
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|
4294 |
Jun 28, 2001 |
SHeDAISY's Kristyn Osborn becomes the first individual songwriter to sue a karaoke company,... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4293 |
May 31, 1992 |
Yukon, Oklahoma, renames 11th Street as Garth Brooks Boulevard |
11th Street |
Yukon |
ok |
|
|
4292 |
May 31, 1991 |
Randy Travis marries manager Lib Hatcher in Hawaii during a vacation |
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|
ha |
|
|
4291 |
May 31, 1991 |
Tracy Lawrence is shot in Shoney's parking lot on Music Row just after completing vocals for his... |
Shoney's |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4290 |
Jan 28, 1985 |
MCA releases Reba McEntire's "Somebody Should Leave" |
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|
|
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|
4289 |
May 31, 1988 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Live" album |
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|
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|
4288 |
May 31, 1979 |
Lynn Anderson and husband Harold "Spook" Stream have a baby, William Gray Stream, at St.... |
St. Patrick's Hospital |
Lake Charles |
la |
|
|
4287 |
May 31, 1977 |
Lloyd Perryman dies in Colorado Springs. He was an original member of the western harmony... |
|
Colorado Springs |
co |
|
|
4286 |
May 31, 1969 |
Bob Wills is paralyzed by a stroke at his home in Fort Worth, Texas
|
|
Fort Worth |
tx |
|
|
4285 |
May 31, 1965 |
Roger Miller records "Kansas City Star" in Nashville |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4284 |
May 21, 1956 |
Brenda Lee signs her first recording contract, with Decca Records |
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|
|
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|
4283 |
May 31, 1956 |
The John Wayne movie "The Searchers" opens in Lubbock. A frequent line from the film,... |
|
Lubbock |
tx |
|
|
4282 |
May 31, 1955 |
Jim Reeves records "Yonder Comes A Sucker" during his first RCA recording session, at the label's... |
RCA Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4281 |
May 31, 1954 |
Steel player Paul Franklin is born in Detroit. Beginning his studio career on Gallery's 1972 pop... |
|
Detroit |
mi |
|
|
4280 |
May 31, 1951 |
Pop vocalist Tony Bennett records Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart" with producer Mitch... |
CBS Studio |
New York |
ny |
|
|
4279 |
May 31, 1938 |
Donald Lytle is born in Greenfield, Ohio. As Johnny Paycheck, he becomes one of country's most... |
|
Greenfield |
oh |
|
|
4278 |
May 31, 1930 |
Actor Clint Eastwood is born at St. Francis Hospital in San Francisco. He duets with Merle Haggard... |
St. Francis Hospital |
San Francisco |
ca |
|
|
4277 |
May 31, 1922 |
"Vic" Willis is born in Schulter, Oklahoma. A member of the Grand Ole Opry through his work... |
|
Schulter |
ok |
|
|
4276 |
May 30, 1993 |
Julio Iglesias makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "To All The Girls... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4275 |
May 30, 1992 |
After a 23-year run, "Hee Haw" airs for the final time in syndication. Guests for the... |
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|
|
|
|
4274 |
May 30, 1992 |
Boy Howdy drummer Hugh Wright is hit by a car on the LBJ Freeway in Dallas while trying to... |
LBJ Freeway |
Dallas |
tx |
|
|
4273 |
May 30, 1982 |
Deborah Allen marries "What's Forever For" songwriter Rafe Van Hoy in Nashville. They... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4272 |
May 30, 1976 |
Marty Robbins drives the pace car at the Indianapolis 500. Johnny Rutherford wins at an average... |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Indianapolis |
in |
|
|
4271 |
May 30, 1974 |
Conway Twitty records "I See The Want To In Your Eyes" during a session at Bradley's Barn in Mt.... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
|
|
4270 |
May 30, 1971 |
Marty Robbins finishes 15th driving a 1969 Dodge owned by Bobby Allison in the World 600 at the... |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
Concord |
nc |
|
|
4269 |
May 30, 1970 |
Grand Ole Opry comedian Minnie Pearl and "Gomer Pyle" star Jim Nabors host a cancer benefit at... |
Country Music Hall of Fame |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4268 |
May 30, 1969 |
The State of Texas honors Bob Wills and Tex Ritter with a special resolution, celebrating them... |
|
Austin |
tx |
|
|
4267 |
May 30, 1966 |
Dolly Parton marries Carl Dean in Ringgold, Georgia
|
|
Ringgold |
ga |
|
|
4266 |
May 30, 1964 |
Wynonna Judd is born at King's Daughters Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, the same day her mother,... |
King's Daughters Hospital |
Ashland |
ky |
|
|
4265 |
May 30, 1962 |
Kenny Rogers' first wife, Janice, files charges against her ex-husband for failure to pay $80... |
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|
|
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|
4264 |
May 30, 1960 |
Grand Ole Opry comedian Mike Snider is born in Gleason, Tennessee |
|
Gleason |
tn |
|
|
4263 |
May 30, 1942 |
Record producer Tom Collins is born in Lenoir City, Tennessee. He oversees such hits as Barbara... |
|
Lenoir City |
tn |
|
|
4262 |
May 30, 1926 |
Fiddler Johnny Gimble is born in Tyler, Texas. Named Instrumentalist of the Year five times by the... |
|
Tyler |
tx |
|
|
4261 |
May 30, 1909 |
Banjo player Lewis Crook is born in Castalian Springs, Tennessee. He joins The Crook Brothers, to... |
|
Castalian Springs |
tn |
|
|
4260 |
May 29, 1998 |
The movie "Hope Floats" opens, with Harry Connick Jr. and Sandra Bullock in the leading... |
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|
|
|
|
4259 |
May 29, 1991 |
Billy Ray Cyrus' band has its equipment stolen from band member Terry Shelton's van, parked outside... |
The Ragtime Lounge |
Huntington |
wv |
|
|
4258 |
May 29, 1991 |
Wynonna Judd begins recording her first solo album in Nashville |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4257 |
May 29, 1989 |
Lisa Marie Presley Keough gives birth to Elvis Presley's first grandchild, Danielle Keough, in... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
4256 |
May 29, 1987 |
Prentice Hall publishes the June Carter Cash book "From The Heart"
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|
|
|
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|
4255 |
May 29, 1986 |
Frances Preston becomes the first Nashville executive named to run BMI's American operation.... |
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|
|
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4254 |
May 29, 1984 |
Jimmy Bowen takes over as the head of MCA Records' Nashville division, naming Tony Brown to oversee... |
|
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
4253 |
May 29, 1977 |
Elvis Presley leaves the stage early at a concert in Baltimore. He returns 30 minutes later,... |
|
Baltimore |
md |
|
|
4252 |
May 29, 1973 |
MCA Records releases the Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn recording "Louisiana Woman,... |
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|
|
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|
4251 |
May 29, 1967 |
Elvis Presley and Priscilla re-enact their wedding at Graceland Mansion in Memphis after some of... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
|
|
4250 |
May 29, 1963 |
Priscilla Beaulieu graduates from the Memphis all-girls Immaculate Conception high school. Elvis... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
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