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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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3649 |
May 5, 1938 |
Roni Stoneman, of The Stonemans, is born in Washington, D.C. The group, led by father Ernest... |
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Washington |
dc |
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3648 |
May 5, 1933 |
Songwriter Bobby Austin is born in Wenatchee, Washington. He co-writes Tammy Wynette's first... |
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Wenatchee |
wa |
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3647 |
May 5, 1922 |
Songwriter J.D. Miller is born in Iota, Louisiana. He pens Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who... |
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Iota |
la |
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3646 |
May 5, 1891 |
Carnegie Hall opens in New York, with Peter Tchaikovsky leading the New York Symphony Society. Over... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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3645 |
May 4, 1994 |
Tanya Tucker plays on "Wheel Of Fortune" with Little Richard and sax player David Sanborn. Her... |
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3644 |
May 4, 1992 |
Tammy Wynette cancels a show in Canada and is hospitalized overnight at Brantford General Hospital... |
Brantford General Hospital |
Ontario |
cn |
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3643 |
May 4, 1992 |
People magazine names Priscilla Presley and Alan Jackson among the "50 most beautiful people in the... |
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3642 |
May 4, 1992 |
"Dwight Yoakam's in the corner trying to catch my eye/Lyle Lovett's right beside me with his... |
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3641 |
May 4, 1991 |
Travis Tritt makes his Grand Ole Opry debut |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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3640 |
May 4, 1991 |
Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XIV at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre. The lineup includes... |
Starwood Amphitheatre |
Nashville |
tn |
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3639 |
May 4, 1990 |
Paul and Julie Overstreet have a baby girl, Harmony Overstreet |
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3638 |
May 4, 1989 |
Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White have a son, Lucas Buck Skaggs |
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3637 |
May 4, 1988 |
The Country Music Association eliminates the Video of the Year category from its awards, although... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3636 |
May 4, 1987 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's "Train Of Memories" |
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3635 |
Aug 1, 1975 |
Mercury releases "The Best Of The Statler Brothers" |
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3634 |
May 4, 1987 |
Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' second album, "Always And Forever" |
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3633 |
May 4, 1981 |
Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker make a second appearance on the cover of People: "It's Kaput For The... |
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3632 |
May 4, 1980 |
Marty Robbins finishes 33rd in the Winston 500 driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Alabama... |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Talladega |
al |
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3631 |
May 5, 1974 |
Marty Robbins finishes 15th in a 1973 Dodge Charger in the Winston 500 at the Alabama... |
Talladega Superspeedway |
Talladega |
al |
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3630 |
May 4, 1970 |
Joe Walsh, a future member of The Eagles, watches police gun down four students at Kent State... |
Kent State University |
Kent |
oh |
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3629 |
May 4, 1970 |
Dolly Parton records the Jimmie Rodgers classic "Mule Skinner Blues" at Nashville's RCA Studio B |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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3628 |
May 4, 1969 |
Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Jr. gross $93,000, drawing 23,000 ticket-buyers for two shows at... |
Cobo Arena |
Detroit |
mi |
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3627 |
May 4, 1969 |
Lynn Anderson marries songwriter/producer Glenn Sutton
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3626 |
Aug 10, 1991 |
Vince Gill joins the Grand Ole Opry, introduced by Roy Acuff, who sheds tears as Gill delivers... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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3625 |
May 4, 1965 |
RCA releases Waylon Jennings' inaugural single for the label, "That's The Chance I'll Have... |
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3624 |
May 4, 1962 |
Eddy Arnold records "After Loving You" and "A Little Heartache" at RCA Studio B... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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3623 |
May 4, 1959 |
The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" wins Best Country & Western Performance at the first... |
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3622 |
May 4, 1959 |
Randy Traywick is born at Memorial Hospital in Monroe, North Carolina. As Randy Travis, his rich... |
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Monroe |
nc |
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3621 |
May 4, 1957 |
Patsy Cline visits 14-year-old Shirley Nelson in a Des Moines hospital when emergency surgery... |
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Des Moines |
ia |
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3620 |
May 4, 1956 |
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps record "Be-Bop-A-Lula" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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3619 |
May 4, 1956 |
The Louvin Brothers record "Cash On The Barrel Head" in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3618 |
May 4, 1955 |
Robert Ellis Orrall is born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He has a minor hit as an artist in 1992... |
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Winthrop |
ma |
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3617 |
May 4, 1952 |
J.L. Frank dies in a Detroit hotel room, where he's been laid up with strep throat. Referred to as... |
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Detroit |
mi |
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3616 |
May 4, 1949 |
Stella Parton is born in Sevierville, Tennessee. A younger sister of Dolly Parton, she records one... |
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Sevierville |
tn |
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3615 |
May 4, 1948 |
Songwriter/record executive Tim DuBois is born in Grove, Oklahoma. The head of Arista's country... |
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Grove |
ok |
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3614 |
May 4, 1947 |
Francis Craig's orchestra plays live for the last time on NBC Radio, after a 15-year run. The same... |
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3613 |
May 4, 1902 |
Al Dexter is born in Troup, Texas. Mixing honky-tonk country and western swing in his recordings,... |
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Troup |
tx |
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3612 |
May 3, 1996 |
Patsy Montana dies of heart failure at her home in San Jacinto, California, months before entering... |
home |
San Jacinto |
ca |
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3611 |
May 3, 1995 |
Billy Ray Cyrus plays himself on an episode of CBS-TV's "The Nanny" |
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3610 |
May 3, 1994 |
Tammy Wynette plays on the syndicated game show "Wheel Of Fortune" against "Weird... |
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3609 |
May 3, 1994 |
Willie Nelson performs for James Brown's birthday party at the Augusta Civic Center in Georgia.... |
Augusta Civic Center |
Augusta |
ga |
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3608 |
May 3, 1994 |
Garth Brooks wins two honors--Entertainer and Video of the Year--at the 29th Academy Of Country... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3607 |
May 3, 1993 |
Filming begins for Rob Reiner's "North" in New York. Reba McEntire has a role, alongside Bruce... |
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ny |
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3606 |
May 3, 1993 |
Conway Twitty records "Rainy Night In Georgia" at Nashville's Sound Emporium, with Sam... |
Sound Emporium |
Nashville |
tn |
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3605 |
May 3, 1991 |
"Dallas" makes its final prime-time appearance, closing America's love/hate relationship... |
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3604 |
May 3, 1990 |
Porter Wagoner rides a horse named Porter during the Pegasus Parade, leading up to the... |
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Louisville |
ky |
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3603 |
May 3, 1989 |
Capitol releases New Grass Revival's "Callin' Baton Rouge." The song later becomes a hit for... |
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3602 |
May 3, 1986 |
Barbara Mandrell makes her first Grand Ole Opry appearance since a near-fatal car crash in... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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3601 |
May 3, 1986 |
Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park opens in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Dollywood |
Pigeon Forge |
tn |
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3600 |
May 3, 1984 |
Roy Acuff is the first country artist saluted at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. Guests at the... |
Kennedy Center |
Washington |
dc |
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