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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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2849 |
Apr 5, 1983 |
Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' "Highway 40 Blues" |
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2848 |
Apr 5, 1981 |
Dottie West's seven-year marriage to drummer Byron Metcalf ends in divorce. West pays $55,000 cash... |
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2847 |
Nov 20, 1974 |
Dierks Bentley is born in Phoenix, Arizona. Debuting in 2003, he applies a grainy tone to more than... |
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Phoenix |
az |
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2846 |
Apr 5, 1977 |
Elvis Presley leaves a Memphis hospital without an official discharge. Though his illness was... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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2845 |
Apr 5, 1973 |
JMI releases Don Williams' "Come Early Morning," with the original version of "Amanda" on the B-side |
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2844 |
Apr 5, 1972 |
Elvis Presley performs at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, with future Oak Ridge Boy Richard Sterban... |
Memorial Auditorium |
Buffalo |
ny |
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2843 |
Apr 5, 1972 |
Tammy Wynette records "My Man" and "'Til I Get It Right"
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2842 |
Apr 5, 1971 |
Buck Owens records "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" at his Bakersfield studio |
Buck Owens Studios |
Bakersfield |
ca |
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2841 |
Apr 5, 1969 |
Wembley, England, hosts the first international country music festival, featuring Bill Anderson,... |
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Wembley |
uk |
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2840 |
Apr 5, 1965 |
Decca releases Loretta Lynn's "Blue Kentucky Girl" |
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2839 |
Apr 5, 1964 |
Duane Eddy and Jessi Colter have a daughter, Jennifer |
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2838 |
Apr 5, 1959 |
Flatt & Scruggs record "The Cabin On The Hill" at the Bradley Film & Recording... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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2837 |
Apr 5, 1958 |
The Everly Brothers kick off an 80-day "Greatest Show of Stars" tour in Norfolk, Virginia, with... |
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Norfolk |
va |
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2836 |
Apr 5, 1955 |
"Seven Spanish Angels" singer Ray Charles marries Della Howard in Dallas |
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Dallas |
tx |
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2835 |
Apr 5, 1949 |
Eddy Arnold records "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)," "Why Should I Cry?" and... |
RCA Recording Studios |
New York |
ny |
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2834 |
Apr 5, 1945 |
Al Dexter records "Wine, Women And Song" in Hollywood |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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2833 |
Apr 5, 1941 |
Molly O'Day marries Lynn Davis |
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2832 |
Apr 5, 1940 |
Tommy Cash is born in Dyess, Arkansas, the younger brother of country superstar Johnny Cash. Tommy... |
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Dyess |
ar |
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2831 |
Apr 5, 1931 |
Songwriter/producer "Cowboy" Jack Clement is born in Whitehaven, Tennessee. He writes hits... |
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Whitehaven |
tn |
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2830 |
Apr 5, 1903 |
Tom Reeves marries Mary Adams in Panola County, Texas. The union produces a son named Jim Reeves |
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Panola County |
tx |
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2829 |
Sep 20, 1967 |
Rick Nelson and wife Kristin have twins, Matthew and Gunnar, in Santa Monica, California. The boys'... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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2828 |
May 20, 1982 |
Merle Haggard & George Jones record "C.C. Waterback" |
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2827 |
May 20, 1957 |
Kitty Wells records "Touch And Go Heart" at Nashville's Bradley Recording Studio
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Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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2826 |
May 20, 1958 |
Don Gibson joins the Grand Ole Opry
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Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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2825 |
Aug 5, 1953 |
The movie "From Here To Eternity" premieres, with cast member Merle Travis performing... |
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2824 |
May 21, 1953 |
Merle Travis records "Re-Enlistment Blues" for the movie "From Here To Eternity" during an evening... |
Capitol Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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2823 |
Apr 4, 1994 |
Villard Books releases "Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy: An Autobiography" |
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2822 |
Apr 4, 1994 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Cheap Seats," and the song is played regularly at ballparks throughout the... |
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2821 |
Apr 4, 1994 |
Tracy Lawrence is arrested and charged with four counts after allegedly following three... |
Interstate 40 |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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2820 |
Apr 4, 1991 |
Reba McEntire performs in Cleveland, Ohio, delivering her first concert since eight members of her... |
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Cleveland |
oh |
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2819 |
Apr 4, 1990 |
Alabama's "Pass It On Down" video debuts on The Nashville Network |
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2818 |
Apr 4, 1989 |
Bill Lloyd, of Foster & Lloyd, marries Laura Walter at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
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Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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2817 |
Apr 4, 1988 |
Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens record "Streets Of Bakersfield" at the Capitol Recording Studios in... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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2816 |
Apr 4, 1987 |
Los Angeles declares Charley Pride Day |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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2815 |
Mar 29, 1985 |
Columbia releases the USA For Africa album "We Are The World," featuring Willie Nelson,... |
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2814 |
Apr 4, 1983 |
People magazine reports that The Oak Ridge Boys are having internal problems, an "undeclared cold... |
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2813 |
Apr 4, 1983 |
T.G. Sheppard performs for president Ronald Reagan at the annual White House Easter egg hunt
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White House |
Washington |
dc |
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2812 |
Apr 4, 1980 |
Red Sovine dies after suffering a heart attack while driving a van in Nashville. A member of the... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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2811 |
Apr 4, 1977 |
MCA releases Loretta Lynn's album "I Remember Patsy"
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2810 |
Apr 4, 1975 |
Barbra Streisand's production company offers Elvis Presley $500,000 plus a percentage of the film... |
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2809 |
Apr 4, 1973 |
Conway Twitty records "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "I'm Not Through Loving You... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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2808 |
Apr 4, 1971 |
George Jones opens his Old Plantation Music Park in Lakeland, Florida. He headlines a day-one... |
Old Plantation |
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fl |
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2807 |
Apr 4, 1968 |
Martin Luther King Jr. is killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Expected riots force the... |
Lorraine Motel |
Memphis |
tn |
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2806 |
Apr 4, 1960 |
Billboard magazine reports that RCA has become the first record label to release pop singles in... |
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2805 |
Apr 4, 1960 |
Elvis Presley records "Are You Lonesome To-night?" and "Such A Night" at RCA Studio B in Nashville |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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2804 |
Apr 4, 1956 |
Eddy Arnold performs with the Nashville Symphony. It marks the first of many future symphony... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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2803 |
Apr 4, 1952 |
Lefty Frizzell records "Forever (And Always)" at Dallas' Jim Beck Studio |
Jim Beck Studio |
Dallas |
tx |
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2802 |
Apr 4, 1951 |
Steve Gatlin, second of The Gatlin Brothers, is born in Olney, Texas. Along with brothers Larry and... |
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Olney |
tx |
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2801 |
Jun 5, 1948 |
Gail Davies is born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. For religious reasons, she never actually celebrates... |
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Broken Bow |
ok |
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2800 |
Apr 5, 1944 |
Songwriter Bob McDill is born in Beaumont, Texas. He writes more than 40 Top 20 singles,... |
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Beaumont |
tx |
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