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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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3149 |
Apr 16, 1995 |
ABC-TV airs the beginning of a two-part mini-series, "Texas," based on James Michener's... |
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3148 |
Apr 16, 1994 |
Minnie Pearl becomes the first woman added to the National Comedy Hall Of Fame
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3147 |
Apr 16, 1994 |
Toby Keith breaks his right ankle during the last play of a University of Oklahoma alumni... |
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ok |
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3146 |
Apr 16, 1992 |
George Strait records "I Cross My Heart" at Nashville's Sound Stage |
Sound Stage |
Nashville |
tn |
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3145 |
Apr 16, 1988 |
Billy Ray Cyrus and his band, The Players, open for pop singer Richard Marx at the Huntington Civic... |
Huntington Civic Center |
Huntington |
wv |
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3144 |
Apr 9, 1988 |
R&B singer Brook Benton dies of pneumonia at New York's Mary Immaculate Hospital. Several of... |
Mary Immaculate Hospital |
New York |
ny |
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3143 |
Apr 16, 1986 |
The Statler Brothers lead the field with six nominations as finalists are announced in Nashville... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3142 |
Apr 15, 1985 |
MCA releases Lee Greenwood's "Greatest Hits" |
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3141 |
Apr 16, 1984 |
The same day Culture Club plays a sold-out show at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, Moe Bandy &... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3140 |
Apr 30, 1983 |
Dottie West and Tanya Tucker sing "Rocky Top" during a country-themed edition of the ABC... |
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3139 |
Apr 16, 1982 |
After his release from a Birmingham hospital where he sought treatment for alcohol abuse, George... |
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ms |
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3138 |
Apr 17, 1982 |
Johnny Cash hosts "Saturday Night Live" from New York with musical guest Elton John.... |
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New York |
ny |
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3137 |
Apr 16, 1981 |
MCA releases Barbara Mandrell's "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool," featuring a... |
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3136 |
Apr 16, 1980 |
Alabama records "Tennessee River" |
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3135 |
Apr 16, 1969 |
"Hello...I'm Johnny Cash." Cash tapes the first of his ABC-TV weekly shows at the Ryman Auditorium,... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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3134 |
Apr 16, 1968 |
Waylon Jennings records "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" and "Yours Love"... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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3133 |
Apr 16, 1956 |
Decca releases Buddy Holly's first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights," recorded in Nashville. He... |
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3132 |
Apr 16, 1956 |
Johnny and Vivian Cash have their second daughter, Kathy Cash, in Memphis. The baby is Rosanne... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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3131 |
Apr 16, 1951 |
Eddy Arnold records "Call Her Your Sweetheart" at RCA's New York studios |
RCA Recording Studios |
New York |
ny |
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3130 |
Apr 16, 1877 |
Neill Acuff is born in Maynardville, Tennessee. At age 26, he fathers Roy Acuff
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Maynardsville |
tn |
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3129 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
James Bonamy and wife Amy Jane have their first son, James Daniel, in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3128 |
Apr 15, 1992 |
George Strait records "When Did You Stop Loving Me" at Emerald Sound Studios on Music Row... |
Emerald Sound Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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3127 |
Apr 15, 1989 |
Dolly Parton is the guest host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live." She sings "Why'd You... |
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New York |
ny |
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3126 |
Apr 15, 1989 |
The historic Lone Star Cafe closes in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. For years, the club was one... |
Lone Star Cafe |
New York |
ny |
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3125 |
Apr 15, 1987 |
Bantam Books is revealed to have given a $310,000 advance to Barbara Mandrell for her life story |
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3124 |
Apr 15, 1983 |
Alabama's Teddy Gentry opens a dog kennel in Fort Payne, Alabama |
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Fort Payne |
al |
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3123 |
Apr 15, 1982 |
The Internal Revenue Service says it's seeking $103,000 in back taxes from Johnny Paycheck,... |
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3122 |
Apr 15, 1982 |
Loretta Lynn throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Nashville Sounds baseball team's... |
Greer Stadium |
Nashville |
tn |
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3121 |
Apr 15, 1981 |
Ronnie Milsap records "I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World" at Groundstar Laboratory... |
Groundstar Laboratory |
Nashville |
tn |
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3120 |
Apr 15, 1980 |
Willie Nelson delivers two shows in Atlanta to raise money for president Jimmy Carter's... |
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Atlanta |
ga |
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3119 |
Apr 15, 1977 |
A school in Tulsa is renamed Roy Clark Elementary |
Roy Clark Elementary |
Tulsa |
ok |
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3118 |
Apr 15, 1976 |
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn record "The Letter" at Owen Bradley's studio,... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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3117 |
Apr 15, 1975 |
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton record "Is Forever Longer Than Always" |
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3116 |
Apr 15, 1974 |
Tom T. Hall records "That Song Is Driving Me Crazy" at the Mercury Custom Recording Studio in... |
Mercury Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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3115 |
Apr 15, 1975 |
Bessie Lee Mauldin files for divorce from Bill Monroe in Nashville, claiming to be his... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3114 |
Apr 15, 1971 |
Grandpa Jones undergoes coronary bypass surgery six months after a heart attack |
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3113 |
Apr 15, 1971 |
Porter Wagoner records "What Ain't To Be, Just Might Happen" |
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3112 |
Apr 15, 1969 |
Elvis Presley signs a one-month contract with Las Vegas' International Hotel, setting the stage for... |
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3111 |
Apr 14, 1969 |
RCA releases Elvis Presley's "In The Ghetto" |
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3110 |
Apr 15, 1969 |
Porter Wagoner records "Big Wind" |
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3109 |
Apr 15, 1969 |
Charley Pride records "All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)" |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3108 |
Apr 15, 1965 |
Roger Miller records "Engine Engine #9" in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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3107 |
Apr 15, 1963 |
Decca releases Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)," five weeks after her death in a plane crash |
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3106 |
Apr 15, 1957 |
Two weeks after Rick Hall lost his wife in a car accident, his father dies when a tractor... |
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3105 |
Apr 15, 1957 |
Sun Records releases Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" |
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3104 |
Apr 15, 1950 |
Hank Williams is arrested for violating a Nashville ordinance that prohibits smoking in bed,... |
Tulane Hotel |
Nashville |
tn |
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3103 |
Apr 15, 1938 |
Bob Luman is born in Nacogdoches, Texas. He joins the Grand Ole Opry; earns four Top 10 singles,... |
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Nacogdoches |
tx |
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3102 |
Apr 15, 1933 |
Roy Clark is born in Meherrin, Virginia. The co-host of "Hee Haw," his vocal and... |
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Meherrin |
va |
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3101 |
Apr 15, 1900 |
J.L. Frank is born in Limestone County, Alabama. He becomes the first major promoter and manager in... |
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Limestone County |
al |
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3100 |
Apr 14, 1995 |
Burl Ives dies of mouth cancer in Anacortes, Washington. Known primarily as a folk singer, he... |
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Anacortes |
wa |
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