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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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2049 |
Mar 6, 1987 |
Willie Nelson's western movie, "Red Headed Stranger," opens in Nashville
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Nashville |
tn |
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2048 |
Mar 6, 1987 |
Don Gant dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital following a stroke. A prominent music publisher, he... |
Baptist Hospital |
Nashville |
tn |
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2047 |
Mar 6, 1986 |
Chet Atkins, C.G.P., meets Chet Atkins, Massachusetts Democrat. The congressman presents the guitar... |
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2046 |
Mar 6, 1983 |
Country Music Television (CMT) makes its cable debut. The first video to air on the channel: Faron... |
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2045 |
Mar 6, 1974 |
John Denver records "Back Home Again" at Los Angeles' RCA Recording Studios
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RCA Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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2044 |
Mar 6, 1973 |
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn record "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" at Bradley's Barn in Mt.... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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2043 |
Mar 6, 1967 |
Elvis Presley begins work on the movie "Clambake" |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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2042 |
Mar 14, 1995 |
Epic releases Patty Loveless' "You Don't Even Know Who I Am" commercially |
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2041 |
Mar 6, 1964 |
MGM releases the Elvis Presley movie "Kissin' Cousins," with Elvis playing two different... |
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2040 |
Mar 6, 1964 |
Skip Ewing is born in Redlands, California. After several hits as a recording artist in the... |
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Redlands |
ca |
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2039 |
Mar 6, 1958 |
Five days after he was fired from the Grand Ole Opry, Marty Robbins and the Opry patch up their... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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2038 |
Mar 6, 1958 |
The Everly Brothers record "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "Claudette" at Nashville's RCA Studio B |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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2037 |
Mar 6, 1948 |
Peter McCann is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Best known as the artist on the 1977 pop hit... |
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Bridgeport |
ct |
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2036 |
Mar 6, 1947 |
Hank Williams signs a recording contract with MGM Records. It takes effect April 1
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Nashville |
tn |
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2035 |
Mar 6, 1937 |
Doug Dillard is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. He plays banjo for The Dillards, a bluegrass... |
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East St. Louis |
il |
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2034 |
Mar 6, 1937 |
"Trouble In Texas" opens, starring Tex Ritter and Rita Hayworth with roles for bandleader Bob... |
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2033 |
Mar 16, 1934 |
Ray Walker is born in Centerville, Mississippi. As a member of The Jordanaires, he sings background... |
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Centerville |
ms |
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2032 |
Mar 6, 1934 |
Red Simpson is born in Higley, Arizona. He writes the Buck Owens hits "Gonna Have Love,"... |
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Higley |
az |
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2031 |
Mar 6, 1923 |
Ed McMahon is born in Detroit, Michigan. Johnny Carson's longtime sidekick on "The Tonight... |
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Detroit |
mi |
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2030 |
Mar 6, 1905 |
Bob Wills is born in Kosse, Texas. He becomes a leading figure in western swing, launching such... |
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Kosse |
tx |
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2029 |
May 6, 1904 |
Cliff Carlisle is born in Mount Eden, Kentucky. Joined by brother Bill to form The Carlisles, their... |
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Mount Eden |
ky |
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2028 |
Mar 5, 1996 |
Bounty hunters arrest Huey Meaux in Juarez, Mexico, and return him to Houston, where he's to stand... |
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Juarez |
mx |
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2027 |
Mar 5, 1995 |
Janet Sanders, wife of The Oak Ridge Boys' Steve Sanders, is arrested after a fight with his... |
Foodmax |
Hendersonville |
tn |
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2026 |
Mar 5, 1991 |
Texas football coach Darrell Royal buys numerous pieces of Willie Nelson's assets for $117,000 when... |
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2025 |
Mar 5, 1991 |
Ed Bruce's 70-year-old mother, Norma, dies of smoke inhalation while trying to save her cats in... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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2024 |
Mar 5, 1991 |
Mercury releases Kathy Mattea's "Time Passes By" |
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2023 |
Mar 5, 1991 |
MCA releases Vince Gill's album "Pocket Full Of Gold"
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2022 |
Mar 5, 1990 |
Mary Chapin Carpenter records "Right Now" and "Down At The Twist And Shout" at Bias Studio... |
Bias Studio |
Springfield |
va |
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2021 |
Mar 5, 1989 |
George Jones & Tammy Wynette's only daughter, Tamala Georgette, marries Billy Wayne Terrell. Tammy... |
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2020 |
Mar 5, 1987 |
Nashville mayor Richard Fulton gives Randy Travis a key to the city during a celebration at the... |
Union Station Hotel |
Nashville |
tn |
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2019 |
Apr 20, 1922 |
Frank "Hylo" Brown is born in River, Kentucky. The bluegrass singer, noted for his wide... |
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River |
ky |
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2018 |
Jun 13, 2001 |
Several artists on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack perform at prestigious... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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2017 |
Sep 29, 2001 |
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp hold Farm Aid XIV at the Verizon Wireless Music... |
Verizon Wireless Music Center |
Noblesville |
in |
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2016 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts recommends that a commemorative quarter honoring Tennessee feature... |
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2015 |
Aug 20, 1923 |
John Stoneman is born in Galax, Virginia. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he plays... |
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Galax |
va |
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2014 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
John Stoneman dies in Jonesville, Virginia, of heart failure. The son of Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, he... |
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Jonesville |
va |
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2013 |
Mar 4, 1983 |
George Jones marries Nancy Sepulveda at the home of his sister, Helen Scroggins, in Woodville,... |
home |
Woodville |
tx |
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2012 |
Mar 5, 1979 |
MCA officially takes over ABC Records. As a result, Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys, Don... |
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2011 |
Mar 5, 1978 |
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West host "The World's Largest Indoor Country Music Show" at... |
Silverdome |
Pontiac |
mi |
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2010 |
Mar 5, 1976 |
Johnny Cash records "One Piece At A Time" in Hendersonville at the House of Cash |
House Of Cash |
Hendersonville |
tn |
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2009 |
Mar 5, 1973 |
Alabama, billed as Wildcountry, makes its debut at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The... |
The Bowery |
Myrtle Beach |
sc |
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2008 |
Mar 5, 1973 |
Loretta Lynn records "Love Is The Foundation" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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2007 |
Mar 5, 1972 |
Marty Robbins is named Sportsman of the Race when he finishes eighth in a 1972 Dodge in the... |
Ontario Motor Speedway |
Ontario |
ca |
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2006 |
Mar 5, 1969 |
Waylon Jennings tapes an appearance on ABC-TV's late-night offering "The Joey Bishop... |
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2005 |
Mar 5, 1964 |
Johnny Cash records "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes," based on the tragic life of a World War II... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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2004 |
Mar 5, 1963 |
A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw... |
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Camden |
tn |
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2003 |
Mar 5, 1960 |
Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army |
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2002 |
Mar 5, 1957 |
Elvis Presley is parodied as "Elvin Pelvin" on CBS-TV's "The Phil Silvers... |
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2001 |
Mar 5, 1955 |
Elvis Presley performs "Uncle Pen" on "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport,... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Shreveport |
la |
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2000 |
Mar 5, 1953 |
Singer/songwriter Aaron Barker is born in Texas. Barker writes such George Strait hits as "Baby... |
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tx |
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