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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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3949 |
May 16, 1972 |
"Hee Haw" adds three new cast members: Misty Rowe, Anne Randall and Marianne Gordon, who... |
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3948 |
May 16, 1971 |
Rick Trevino is born in Houston. The Hispanic singer, signed to Columbia Records at age 19,... |
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Houston |
tx |
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3947 |
May 16, 1969 |
Roger Miller records Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" in Nashville
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Nashville |
tn |
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3946 |
May 16, 1969 |
Merle Haggard records "Workin' Man Blues" at the Capitol tower in Hollywood |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3945 |
May 16, 1953 |
Jim Reeves receives top billing on The Louisiana Hayride for the first time |
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Shreveport |
la |
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3944 |
May 16, 1952 |
Hank Williams performs at the Last Frontier, kicking off his first Las Vegas stint. Williams is... |
Last Frontier |
Las Vegas |
nv |
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3943 |
May 16, 1941 |
Jim Reeves pitches for Carthage in the team's first game at the Texas state high school... |
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tx |
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3942 |
May 15, 1993 |
I'm goin' to Graceland: Paul Simon and Willie Nelson appear on "Saturday Night Live" |
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New York |
ny |
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3941 |
May 15, 1993 |
Barbara Mandrell appears on NBC-TV's "Empty Nest" as Harry Weston's blind date
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3940 |
May 15, 1990 |
MCA releases George Strait's album "Livin' It Up"
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3939 |
May 15, 1989 |
George and Nancy Jones move back to Nashville from Texas |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3938 |
May 15, 1988 |
Following her marriage to John McBride in Wichita, Kansas, aspiring singer Martina Schiff becomes... |
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Wichita |
ks |
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3937 |
May 15, 1987 |
Kris Kristofferson and his wife, Lisa, welcome their second baby, naming him John in honor of... |
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3936 |
May 15, 1986 |
Admitting there'll be plenty of holes--especially in West Texas--Kenny Rogers' manager, Ken Kragen,... |
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3935 |
May 15, 1982 |
Ricky Skaggs joins the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Crying My Heart Out Over You" and... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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3934 |
May 15, 1978 |
Conway Twitty records "Your Love Had Taken Me That High" and "Boogie Grass Band" in an afternoon... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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3933 |
May 15, 1976 |
Nine months after Hank Williams Jr. nearly died in a 500-foot fall on a Montana mountain, he... |
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Clayton |
de |
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3932 |
May 15, 1975 |
Melodyland releases T.G. Sheppard's self-titled, debut album |
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3931 |
May 15, 1974 |
Spokane declares Tom T. Hall Day as Hall donates $5,000 to the Sierra Club and gives a free... |
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Spokane |
wa |
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3930 |
May 15, 1972 |
Billy Grammer performs at a campaign rally in Laurel, Maryland, where presidential candidate George... |
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Laurel |
md |
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3929 |
May 15, 1972 |
Columbia president Clive Davis announces he's signed Sonny James
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3928 |
May 15, 1967 |
Mark Chesnutt's future wife, Tracie Motley, is born
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3927 |
May 15, 1963 |
Burl Ives wins Best Country & Western Recording at the fifth annual Grammy awards with... |
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3926 |
May 15, 1959 |
Webb Pierce records the Mel Tillis-penned "I Ain't Never" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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3925 |
May 15, 1958 |
Kenny Rogers marries his first wife, Janice Gordon |
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3924 |
May 15, 1956 |
Eddy Arnold records "Casey Jones (The Brave Engineer)" at New York's Webster Hall
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Webster Hall |
New York |
ny |
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3923 |
May 15, 1952 |
Eddy Arnold records "A Full Time Job" at Brown Brothers Studio in Nashville |
Brown Radio Productions |
Nashville |
tn |
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3922 |
May 15, 1942 |
K.T. Oslin is born in Crossett, Arkansas. Songs such as "80's Ladies," "Hold Me" and "Come... |
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Crossett |
ar |
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3921 |
May 15, 1941 |
Radio station WELO begins broadcasting in Tupelo, Mississippi. It will be the first station on... |
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Tupelo |
ms |
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3920 |
May 15, 1929 |
Eddy Arnold's father, Will, dies, the same day Eddy celebrates his 11th birthday |
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Henderson |
tn |
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3919 |
May 15, 1918 |
Eddy Arnold is born in Henderson, Tennessee. Originally touted as the Tennessee Plowboy in his... |
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Henderson |
tn |
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3918 |
May 15, 1913 |
Carolyn Brown is born in Marshalltown, Iowa. She is destined to become the first wife of Bill... |
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Marshalltown |
ia |
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3917 |
Jun 19, 2001 |
Pam Tillis and Arista Records announce she is no longer on the label's roster, ending their 12-year... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3916 |
May 14, 1995 |
"Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build A Bridge" premieres on NBC-TV as a two-part... |
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3915 |
May 14, 1993 |
Nashville police arrest Texan Winston Wier after he makes repeated phone calls to Tanya Tucker and... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3914 |
May 14, 1991 |
Arista releases Alan Jackson's album "Don't Rock The Jukebox"
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3913 |
May 14, 1988 |
Kim Forester, of The Forester Sisters, marries the group's production manager, Brian Keefe. The... |
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3912 |
May 14, 1985 |
Marie Osmond files for divorce from her first husband, former Brigham Young basketball player... |
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Provo |
ut |
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3911 |
Jan 29, 1980 |
Charlie Daniels breaks an arm and fractures two fingers when his sleeve is caught in a hydraulic... |
home |
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tn |
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3910 |
May 14, 1984 |
When Roy Clark plays a benefit at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., West Virginia... |
Kennedy Center |
Washington |
dc |
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3909 |
May 14, 1984 |
Elvis Presley's jet plane, the "Lisa Marie," goes on display at Graceland in Memphis
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Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
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3908 |
May 14, 1982 |
RCA releases Sylvia's "Nobody" |
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3907 |
May 14, 1979 |
Lester Flatt is buried in the hills of White County, Tennessee
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White County |
tn |
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3906 |
May 14, 1976 |
Della Robinson files for divorce from "I Can't Stop Loving You" singer Ray Charles, seeking more... |
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3905 |
May 14, 1973 |
Capitol releases Buck Owens' album "Ain't It Amazing, Gracie," which includes the... |
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3904 |
May 14, 1957 |
During the second day of shooting on the set of "Jailhouse Rock," Elvis Presley is rushed... |
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3903 |
May 14, 1952 |
Tex Ritter records the theme song to "High Noon" at the Capitol Studios on Melrose Avenue in... |
Capitol Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3902 |
May 14, 1943 |
Steel guitar player Sonny Garrish is born in Fairplay, Maryland. His credits include recordings by... |
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Fairplay |
md |
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3901 |
May 14, 1942 |
Tex Ritter plays Tex Martin in the debut of the western movie "The Devil's Trail"
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3900 |
May 14, 1932 |
Record producer Bob Johnston is born in Hillsboro, Texas. He produces Bob Dylan's Nashville... |
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Hillsboro |
tx |
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