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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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4049 |
May 20, 1996 |
Mercury releases Mark Wills' "Jacob's Ladder" |
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4048 |
May 20, 1995 |
The Eagles' Don Henley marries Sharon Summerall in Malibu, with Sting, Billy Joel, Bruce... |
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Malibu |
ca |
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4047 |
May 20, 1994 |
The Mel Gibson movie "Maverick" makes its theater debut, hitting #1 in its first week of... |
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4046 |
May 20, 1993 |
Loretta Lynn's husband, Oliver "Mooney" Lynn, undergoes open heart surgery in... |
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Springfield |
mo |
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4045 |
May 19, 1992 |
Mercury releases Billy Ray Cyrus' debut album, "Some Gave All" |
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4044 |
May 20, 1993 |
"Cheers" makes its final prime-time appearance. Sam Malone's bar includes a Wurlitzer... |
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4043 |
May 20, 1991 |
Clint Black's bus driver, Brad Thompson, asks Lorrie Morgan to marry him. They tie the knot five... |
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4042 |
May 20, 1989 |
Hank Williams Jr. says a private investigator can prove that someone spiked his drinks with valium... |
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4041 |
May 20, 1988 |
RCA releases Eddie Rabbitt's "The Wanderer" |
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4040 |
May 20, 1983 |
Merle Haggard and two members of The Strangers, Jimmy Belkin and Don Markham, are arrested for... |
Asheville Civic Center |
Asheville |
nc |
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4039 |
May 20, 1983 |
Crystal Gayle appears on "The SCTV Network" |
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4038 |
May 20, 1981 |
Mel Tillis performs for president Ronald Reagan and his cabinet at the Sheraton Hotel in... |
Sheraton Hotel |
Washington |
dc |
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4037 |
May 20, 1977 |
A Los Angeles judge orders Buck Owens to stop placing 3x5 ads in newspapers asking his wife of 18... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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4036 |
May 20, 1974 |
MCA releases Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn's "As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone" |
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4035 |
May 20, 1969 |
Elvis Presley sells his Mississippi cattle ranch for $440,100 |
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Walls |
ms |
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4034 |
May 20, 1967 |
While headed from Houston to southern Louisiana on tour, Ernest Tubb tells Jack Greene it's time he... |
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tx |
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4033 |
May 20, 1944 |
One week after a mammoth table saw accident, Johnny Cash's older brother, Jack, dies in Dyess,... |
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Dyess |
ar |
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4032 |
May 20, 1940 |
Tex Ritter plays Tex Wright as "Pals Of The Silver Sage" debuts in movie theaters
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4031 |
May 20, 1959 |
Faron Young records "Country Girl," written by Roy Drusky, at Nashville's Bradley Film... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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4030 |
May 19, 1990 |
The ABC-TV series "Elvis" makes its final prime-time appearance. Ronnie McDowell sings the theme... |
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4029 |
May 19, 1990 |
Little Texas finishes second to a salsa band in "Star Search" competition |
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4028 |
May 19, 1989 |
T.G. Sheppard opens a Mexican restaurant, the North of the Border Cafe and Cantina, in Gatlinburg,... |
North of the Border Cafe |
Gatlinburg |
tn |
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4027 |
May 19, 1979 |
Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter have a son, Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings, in... |
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4026 |
May 19, 1975 |
ABC-TV's "An Evening With John Denver" receives an Emmy award for outstanding comedy/variety special |
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4025 |
May 19, 1967 |
Johnny Cash and his brother, Tommy Cash, get into a fistfight in front of their parents in the... |
Nashville airport |
Nashville |
tn |
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4024 |
May 19, 1966 |
One night after receiving a gold record from Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show," Eddy Arnold... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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4023 |
May 19, 1964 |
Billy Walker records "Cross The Brazos At Waco" in an afternoon session at the Columbia Studios in... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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4022 |
May 19, 1961 |
Chet Atkins performs for president John F. Kennedy at the annual White House news photographer... |
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Washington |
dc |
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4021 |
Dec 15, 1960 |
Capitol releases Rose Maddox' double-sided hit, "Kissing My Pillow" backed by "I Want To Live Again" |
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4020 |
May 19, 1953 |
Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky record "A Dear John Letter" on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, at the... |
Capitol Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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4019 |
May 19, 1953 |
Carl Smith records "Hey Joe!" during an evening session at Nashville's Castle Studio
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Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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4018 |
May 19, 1952 |
Hank Snow records "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I" during an evening session in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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4017 |
May 19, 1941 |
At a Bob Wills concert at Tulsa's Cain's Academy, Betty Anderson requests "You Are My... |
Cain's Ballroom |
Tulsa |
ok |
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4016 |
May 19, 1940 |
Songwriter Mickey Newbury is born in Houston. He writes "I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye," by... |
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Houston |
tx |
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4015 |
May 19, 1938 |
Session guitarist, producer and recording engineer Chip Young is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He... |
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Atlanta |
ga |
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4014 |
May 18, 1994 |
Alabama records "Give Me One More Shot" |
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4013 |
May 18, 1993 |
Alabama's Randy Owen enters a Birmingham hospital with chest pains. He's released the next day |
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Birmingham |
al |
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4012 |
May 18, 1992 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Take A Little Trip" |
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4011 |
May 18, 1991 |
Denied graduation in 1970 because he hadn't finished a Spanish class, Larry Gatlin sings the... |
University of Houston |
Houston |
tx |
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4010 |
May 18, 1990 |
Kenny Rogers receives the Horatio Alger award in Washington, D.C., celebrating the hard work that... |
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Washington |
dc |
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4009 |
May 18, 1987 |
MCA releases The Oak Ridge Boys' "This Crazy Love" |
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4008 |
May 18, 1985 |
Willie Nelson gives a benefit concert for ex-president Jimmy Carter's hometown, celebrating the... |
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Plains |
ga |
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4007 |
May 18, 1985 |
In his first appearance in England, Ricky Skaggs begins two nights of recording at the Dominion... |
Dominion Theatre |
London |
uk |
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4006 |
May 18, 1984 |
George Jones cancels the next two days' shows when a throat specialist in Columbus, Ohio, diagnoses... |
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Columbus |
oh |
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4005 |
May 18, 1982 |
Conway Twitty records "The Rose" in an evening session at Nashville's Sound Stage |
Sound Stage |
Nashville |
tn |
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4004 |
May 18, 1982 |
T. Graham Brown moves to Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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4003 |
May 18, 1980 |
Barbara Mandrell breaks the sound barrier, flying with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
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4002 |
May 18, 1978 |
"The Buddy Holly Story" has its world premiere in Dallas. Holly's widow, Maria Elena,... |
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Dallas |
tx |
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4001 |
May 18, 1978 |
Warner Bros. releases T.G. Sheppard's "When Can We Do This Again" |
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4000 |
May 18, 1974 |
Roy Acuff calls the treatment of president Richard Nixon a "disgrace," and vows to make... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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