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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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3499 |
May 1, 1964 |
Hair stylist Larry Geller appears on the Paramount lot in Hollywood with promised spiritual reading... |
Paramount |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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3498 |
May 1, 1960 |
Chicago radio station WLS adopts a rock & roll format, a day after "The WLS Barn... |
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Chicago |
il |
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3497 |
May 1, 1960 |
Ernest Tubb and his second wife, Olene, have a fifth child, Karen Delene Tubb |
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3496 |
May 1, 1958 |
KLLL signs on the air in Lubbock, Texas. Among its disc jockeys in its first year of operation:... |
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Lubbock |
tx |
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3495 |
May 1, 1957 |
Minnie Pearl is profiled on Ralph Edwards' "This Is Your Life"
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3494 |
May 1, 1955 |
Elvis Presley performs in New Orleans, beginning a three-week tour as an opening act for Hank Snow |
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New Orleans |
la |
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3493 |
May 1, 1954 |
Singer/songwriter Don King is born in Omaha, Nebraska. His writing credits include Janie... |
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Omaha |
ne |
|
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3492 |
May 1, 1950 |
The USS Valley Forge sets sail for the Far East, with crewman Scotty Moore, future guitarist for... |
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3491 |
May 1, 1945 |
Tex Ritter records "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" in Hollywood |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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3490 |
May 1, 1944 |
Rita Coolidge is born in Nashville. She marries Kris Kristofferson for six years in the 1970s, and... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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3489 |
May 1, 1931 |
Bill Anderson's bandleader, Jimmy Gately, is born in Springfield, Missouri. He writes Sonny... |
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Springfield |
mo |
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3488 |
May 1, 1928 |
Sonny James is born in Hackleburg, Alabama. Nicknamed the Southern Gentleman, he registers 16... |
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Hackleburg |
al |
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|
3487 |
Apr 30, 1998 |
The Oak Ridge Boys and Garth Brooks perform in Washington, D.C., as the American Red Cross... |
|
Washington |
dc |
|
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3486 |
May 1, 1894 |
Sam McGee is born in Williamson County, Tennessee. He forms a duo with brother Kirk, blending... |
|
Williamson County |
tn |
|
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3485 |
May 1, 1873 |
William Morris is born in Schwartzenau, Germany. He founds the William Morris Agency, one of the... |
|
Schwartzenau |
gr |
|
|
3484 |
Jun 4, 2001 |
The Bellamy Brothers perform at Legends Field in Tampa, Florida, before president George W. Bush... |
Legends Field |
Tampa |
fl |
|
|
3483 |
Sep 18, 1948 |
"Hayloft Hoedown" ends an 11-week run on ABC-TV. One of the first network shows to feature country... |
Town Hall |
Philadelphia |
pa |
|
|
3482 |
Jul 10, 1948 |
ABC's "Hayloft Hoedown" debuts from Town Hall in Philadelphia. The half-hour Saturday night... |
Town Hall |
Philadelphia |
pa |
|
|
3481 |
Jun 12, 2001 |
A three-mile segment of Highway 92 in Paulding County, Georgia, is renamed the Travis Tritt... |
|
Hiram |
ga |
|
|
3480 |
Jun 30, 1930 |
Jimmie Rodgers records "Moonlight And Skies," "My Blue-Eyed Jane" and "Why Should I Be Lonely" at... |
Victor Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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3479 |
Jun 5, 1931 |
Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "Jimmie The Kid" backed with "My Blue-Eyed Jane" |
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3478 |
Aug 8, 1929 |
Jimmie Rodgers records three songs at the Jefferson Hotel in Dallas: "Everybody Does It In... |
Jefferson Hotel |
Dallas |
tx |
|
|
3477 |
Aug 10, 1929 |
Jimmie Rodgers records "Frankie And Johnny" and "Jimmie's Texas Blues" at the... |
Jefferson Hotel |
Dallas |
tx |
|
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3476 |
Jun 5, 1930 |
Victor releases a two-sided Jimmie Rodgers disc: "Jimmie's Texas Blues" backed with "Train Whistle... |
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|
3475 |
May 30, 2001 |
Tim McGraw's grandfather, Herb Doctors, dies in Marion, Louisiana. Doctors was the stepfather of... |
|
Marion |
la |
|
|
3474 |
Jun 5, 1969 |
Brian McKnight is born in Buffalo, New York. The R&B balladeer realizes a country hit as a... |
|
Buffalo |
ny |
|
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3473 |
Jun 1, 2001 |
John Hartford checks into Centennial Medical Center in Nashville with ailments related to a... |
Centennial Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
3472 |
Jun 4, 2001 |
John Hartford dies of lymphoma at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. The bluegrass- and... |
Centennial Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
3471 |
Dec 29, 1948 |
Johnny Bond records "Tennessee Saturday Night" and "Till The End Of The World" at Hollywood's... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
3470 |
Jun 30, 1935 |
Frankie King moves to Louisville to work with Gene Autry on radio station WHAS. There, King earns... |
|
Louisville |
ky |
|
|
3469 |
Jun 3, 1954 |
Singer/songwriter Dan Hill is born in Toronto. His pop single "Sometimes When We Touch" is... |
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Toronto |
cn |
|
|
3468 |
Apr 30, 1998 |
Steel guitarist Curly Chalker dies of cancer at the Hendersonville Nursing Home in Tennessee. A... |
Hendersonville Nursing Home |
Hendersonville |
tn |
|
|
3467 |
Apr 30, 1996 |
BNA releases Mindy McCready's debut album, "Ten Thousand Angels" |
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3466 |
Apr 30, 1995 |
The two-part CBS mini-series "Buffalo Girls" debuts. Reba McEntire stars as Annie Oakley.... |
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3465 |
Apr 30, 1994 |
Garth Brooks makes the cover of TV Guide, with the headline: "Garth's Goodbye: A TV special marks... |
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3464 |
Jan 14, 1992 |
Reprise releases Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers' live album "At The Ryman" |
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3463 |
Apr 30, 1991 |
Three nights of recording begins for Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers' "At The Ryman" at a... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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3462 |
May 2, 1991 |
Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' "Point Of Light" |
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3461 |
Apr 30, 1984 |
As Willie Nelson turns 51, 17,500 fans sing "Happy Birthday" at a concert in Phoenix.... |
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Phoenix |
az |
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3460 |
Apr 30, 1984 |
Tyler Wilkinson is born in Belleville, Ontario. The energetic youngster teams with his father,... |
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Belleville |
cn |
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3459 |
Apr 13, 1983 |
CBS-TV celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Country Music Association. On the special:... |
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3458 |
Apr 30, 1982 |
George Jones misses a scheduled concert in Birmingham, Alabama, then misses another in Florence,... |
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Birmingham |
al |
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3457 |
Jun 24, 2007 |
Reba McEntire and pop singer Kelly Clarkson team up on "Because Of You,"... |
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|
|
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3456 |
Apr 30, 1976 |
Buck Owens buys a radio station in Bakersfield, to get a new frequency for KUZZ |
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Bakersfield |
ca |
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3455 |
Apr 30, 1975 |
Seven weeks after their 30th anniversary, Alice Frizzell files for divorce from Lefty Frizzell,... |
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3454 |
Apr 30, 1974 |
Merle Haggard records "Old Man From The Mountain" in Dallas
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Dallas |
tx |
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|
3453 |
Apr 30, 1966 |
Ray Pillow joins the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
|
3452 |
Apr 30, 1964 |
Elvis Presley gets a new hair stylist, Larry Geller, who becomes something of a spiritual adviser... |
|
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
|
3451 |
Apr 30, 1962 |
Bass player Robert Reynolds is born in Kansas City, Missouri. He's a founding member of The... |
|
Kansas City |
mo |
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|
3450 |
Apr 30, 1960 |
"The WLS Barn Dance" ends a 36-year run |
|
Chicago |
il |
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