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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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3999 |
May 18, 1970 |
Capitol releases Buck Owens' "The Kansas City Song" |
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3998 |
May 18, 1964 |
Jim Reeves records "I Guess I'm Crazy," "Angels Don't Lie," "I Won't Come In While He's There" and... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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3997 |
May 18, 1959 |
Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce record "Finally" |
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3996 |
May 18, 1952 |
George Strait is born in Poteet, Texas. The authentic cowboy becomes a voice for traditional... |
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Poteet |
tx |
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3995 |
May 18, 1949 |
Earl Scruggs' first son, Gary Scruggs, is born in Knoxville
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Knoxville |
tn |
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3994 |
May 18, 1948 |
Joe Bonsall is born in Philadelphia. In 1973, the ex-gang member becomes a tenor singer in the... |
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Philadelphia |
pa |
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3993 |
May 18, 1947 |
Eddy Arnold records "Bouquet Of Roses," "What A Fool I Was" and "I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I... |
RCA Recording Studios |
Chicago |
il |
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3992 |
May 18, 1944 |
"Riding West," the second movie to feature Ernest Tubb, debuts |
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3991 |
May 18, 1942 |
Rodney Dillard is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He plays guitar for The Dillards, a... |
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East St. Louis |
il |
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3990 |
Apr 18, 1939 |
Glen D. Hardin is born in Wellington, Texas. A keyboard player for The Crickets after Buddy... |
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3989 |
May 18, 1939 |
"Down The Wyoming Trail" opens in movie theaters with Tex Ritter in a starring role. His... |
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3988 |
May 18, 1936 |
Leon Ashley is born near Covington, Georgia. He establishes his own label, Ashley Records, and hits... |
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Covington |
ga |
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3987 |
Jun 22, 1981 |
Merle Haggard records "Going Where The Lonely Go" at Britannia Studios, owned by Tom Jones, in... |
Britannia Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3986 |
May 21, 2007 |
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood take part in a home build in Violet, Louisiana, contributing to... |
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Violet |
la |
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3985 |
Jun 15, 2001 |
Kristi Stanley, daughter-in-law of bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley, breaks a leg in a head-on... |
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va |
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3984 |
Jun 21, 1972 |
Allison Moorer is born in Frankville, Alabama. The younger sister of Shelby Lynne, she earns an... |
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Frankville |
al |
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3983 |
Jun 20, 2001 |
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center dedicates the Preston Research Building, a cancer facility... |
Vanderbilt Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
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3982 |
May 17, 1994 |
John Berry is released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a week after an operation to... |
Emory University Hospital |
Atlanta |
ga |
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3981 |
May 17, 1994 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's album "Walking Away A Winner"
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3980 |
May 17, 1994 |
Atlantic releases the "Maverick" soundtrack. It includes Tracy Lawrence's "Renegades, Rebels And... |
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3979 |
May 17, 1991 |
Columbia releases Ricky Van Shelton's album "Backroads" as well as the title track
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3978 |
May 17, 1988 |
Warner Bros. releases Highway 101's "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" |
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3977 |
May 17, 1987 |
An arsonist sets fire to Tom Petty's house in Los Angeles while his family eats breakfast,... |
home |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3976 |
May 17, 1983 |
Bill Monroe is a guest at the White House, along with Frank Sinatra, as president Ronald Reagan... |
White House |
Washington |
dc |
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3975 |
May 17, 1983 |
The Statler Brothers claim four nominations, and Alabama earns three, for the Music City News... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3974 |
May 17, 1977 |
Dolly Parton performs "Jolene" and "The Seeker" for Queen Elizabeth II in... |
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Glasgow |
uk |
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3973 |
May 17, 1977 |
An ABC/Dot lineup takes the stage at Carnegie Hall for a "Country In New York" concert. A... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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3972 |
May 17, 1976 |
United Artists releases Kenny Rogers' first country album, "Love Lifted Me" |
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3971 |
May 17, 1974 |
Don Williams signs with ABC/Dot Records |
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3970 |
May 17, 1966 |
David Houston records "Almost Persuaded" at the Columbia Recording Studios on Music Row... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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3969 |
May 17, 1941 |
Jim Reeves strikes out 11 batters in the championship game at the Texas state high school baseball... |
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3968 |
May 17, 1925 |
Red Smiley is born in Marshall, North Carolina. He becomes lead vocalist and guitarist for the... |
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Marshall |
nc |
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3967 |
May 17, 1912 |
Grant Turner is born in Baird, Texas. He becomes an announcer for the Grand Ole Opry on D-Day, and... |
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Baird |
tx |
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3966 |
May 16, 1994 |
Wade Hayes records "I'm Still Dancin' With You" at The Soundshop in Nashville |
The Soundshop |
Nashville |
tn |
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3965 |
May 16, 1992 |
Mac Davis replaces Keith Carradine in the lead role in Broadway's "The Will Rogers... |
Palace Theater |
New York |
ny |
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3964 |
May 16, 1991 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Here We Are" |
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3963 |
May 16, 1990 |
Anita Bryant tells The Tennessean she dated Kenny Rogers when both were signed to Carlton Records... |
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3962 |
Jun 16, 2001 |
Mark McGuinn makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
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Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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3961 |
Jul 4, 2001 |
Chely Wright performs "Single White Female" with the National Symphony Orchestra during the... |
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Washington |
dc |
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3960 |
Jun 19, 2001 |
Memphis' Methodist Healthcare Central releases Jerry Lee Lewis four days after he was admitted for... |
Methodist Healthcare Central |
Memphis |
tn |
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3959 |
Jul 4, 2001 |
Garth Brooks performs "We Shall Be Free" on an ABC special marking the 225th anniversary... |
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3958 |
Jun 19, 2001 |
More than 30 country and Christian artists record "America, The Beautiful" at Nashville's... |
Scene Three Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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3957 |
May 16, 1989 |
Warner Bros. releases Highway 101's "Honky Tonk Heart" |
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3956 |
May 15, 1986 |
Johnny Paycheck is found guilty of two charges stemming from a shooting in an Ohio barroom in... |
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oh |
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3955 |
May 16, 1986 |
Capitol releases T. Graham Brown's debut album, "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" |
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3954 |
May 16, 1986 |
RCA releases The Judds' "Rockin' With The Rhythm" |
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3953 |
May 16, 1980 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Tennessee River" |
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3952 |
May 16, 1980 |
Dr. George Nichopolous is indicted on charges of overprescribing drugs to Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee... |
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tn |
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3951 |
May 16, 1974 |
Dolly Parton makes her solo debut with a concert at Nashville's Northside Junior High School gym.... |
Northside Junior High |
Nashville |
tn |
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3950 |
May 16, 1974 |
"Music Country USA" makes its final prime-time appearance on NBC. The week's guests... |
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