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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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1899 |
Mar 1, 1961 |
Davis Daniel is born in Arlington, Illinois. With a voice compared to Keith Whitley and Lefty... |
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Arlington |
il |
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1898 |
Mar 1, 1958 |
Buddy Holly arrives in London for a 25-day tour of Britain which will be witnessed by John Lennon,... |
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London |
uk |
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1897 |
Mar 1, 1958 |
Following his criticism of management at WSM Radio, Marty Robbins is fired by the Grand Ole Opry,... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1896 |
Mar 1, 1957 |
The Everly Brothers record "Bye Bye Love" and "I Wonder If I Care As Much" at... |
Methodist Film Commission |
Nashville |
tn |
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1895 |
Mar 1, 1956 |
Ray Price records "Crazy Arms" and "You Done Me Wrong" during an overnight session at the Bradley... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1894 |
Mar 1, 1954 |
Janis Oliver is born in Torrance, California. She joins younger sister Kristine to form... |
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Torrance |
ca |
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1893 |
Nov 28, 1955 |
Kristine Oliver is born in Manhattan Beach, California. Along with older sister Janis Gill,... |
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Manhattan Beach |
ca |
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1892 |
Mar 1, 1954 |
Slim Whitman records "Rose-Marie" in the studio at Shreveport radio station KWKH |
KWKH |
Shreveport |
la |
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1891 |
Mar 1, 1952 |
Uncle Dave Macon makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1890 |
Mar 1, 1949 |
Hank Williams records "Mind Your Own Business," "Honky Tonk Blues,"... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1889 |
Mar 1, 1947 |
Four companies merge to become Mercury Records. The label's country division goes on to represent... |
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1888 |
Mar 1, 1945 |
Arlene Harden, of The Harden Trio, is born in England, Arkansas. The group earns a hit in 1966 with... |
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England |
ar |
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1887 |
Mar 1, 1939 |
"Rollin' Westward" debuts in movie theaters with Tex Ritter and future wife Dorothy Fay... |
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1886 |
Apr 18, 1948 |
Earl Scruggs marries Louise Certain in Gaffney, South Carolina, two months after leaving Bill... |
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Gaffney |
sc |
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1885 |
Dec 26, 1957 |
Jimmie Osborne commits suicide with a .32-caliber pistol following a spat with his wife at his... |
home |
Louisville |
ky |
|
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1884 |
Apr 8, 1923 |
Jimmie Osborne is born in Winchester, Kentucky. The folk singer/songwriter lands three post-War... |
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Winchester |
ky |
|
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1883 |
Apr 8, 1949 |
A three-year-old girl falls into a well in San Marino, California. The event inspires Jimmie... |
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San Marino |
ca |
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1882 |
Apr 18, 1949 |
Jimmie Osborne records "The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus," inspired by a girl who died after... |
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Cincinnati |
oh |
|
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1881 |
May 7, 2001 |
Reba McEntire announces the finalists for the 55th annual Tony awards in New York. The musical... |
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New York |
ny |
|
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1880 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
Eleven days after his divorce is finalized, Sammy Kershaw and Lorrie Morgan announce their... |
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1879 |
Feb 29, 1992 |
Travis Tritt joins the Grand Ole Opry, while Trisha Yearwood debuts on the show, singing "She's In... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1878 |
Feb 29, 1988 |
Songwriter Vaughn Horton dies of a heart attack at his home in New Port Richey, Florida. He wrote... |
home |
New Port Richey |
fl |
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1877 |
Feb 29, 1988 |
Following complaints from radio programmers about Conway Twitty's "That's My Job," which... |
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1876 |
Feb 29, 1984 |
David Frizzell & Shelly West vow to never tour in Canada again after customs agents take dogs... |
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cn |
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1875 |
Feb 29, 1968 |
Johnny Cash and June Carter announce their plans to marry during the 10th annual Grammy awards in... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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1874 |
Apr 27, 2001 |
Monticello, Georgia, renames Highway 83 the Trisha Yearwood Parkway, honoring its most famous... |
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Monticello |
ga |
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1873 |
Feb 8, 1993 |
Reba McEntire makes a return appearance in the last half of a two-part episode of CBS-TV's... |
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1872 |
Feb 24, 1994 |
Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' "Before You Kill Us All" |
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1871 |
Feb 28, 1994 |
Tammy Wynette and K.T. Oslin sing together in guest roles on CBS-TV's "Evening Shade,"... |
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1870 |
Feb 28, 1985 |
George Strait records "The Chair" at Nashville's Sound Stage Studios |
Sound Stage |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1869 |
Feb 28, 1993 |
Travis Tritt gets his first acting role in the TV movie "Rio Diablo," alongside Naomi Judd and... |
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1868 |
Feb 28, 1992 |
Randy Travis appears in a guest role as a house painter on the NBC-TV series "Matlock,"... |
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1867 |
Feb 28, 1990 |
Hank Williams Jr. and Clint Black tie for the lead with six nominations for the Academy Of Country... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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1866 |
Feb 28, 1989 |
A story in The National Enquirer claims Loretta Lynn overdosed on Demerol. She later sues the... |
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1865 |
Feb 28, 1989 |
K.T. Oslin leads the field with five nominations for the 24th annual Academy Of Country Music... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1864 |
Feb 28, 1986 |
Eighteen months after a near-fatal automobile accident, Barbara Mandrell begins her comeback with a... |
Universal Amphitheatre |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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1863 |
Feb 28, 1984 |
Anne Murray's "A Little Good News" wins Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, during... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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1862 |
Feb 28, 1984 |
Epic releases Ricky Skaggs' "Honey (Open That Door)" |
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1861 |
Feb 28, 1982 |
MCA releases Lee Greenwood's "Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands" |
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1860 |
Feb 28, 1979 |
Conway Twitty records "I May Never Get To Heaven" and "Happy Birthday Darlin'" overnight at... |
Woodland Sound Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1859 |
Feb 28, 1978 |
ABC releases The Oak Ridge Boys' "I'll Be True To You" |
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1858 |
Feb 28, 1976 |
Bob Luman is hospitalized in Dallas with a ruptured blood vessel in his esophagus
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Dallas |
tx |
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1857 |
Feb 28, 1976 |
Chips Moman and Larry Butler win Best Country Song, as writers of the B.J. Thomas hit "(Hey... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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1856 |
Feb 28, 1971 |
Fiddlin' Arthur Smith dies of cancer in Louisville. A fiddler whose style was a major influence... |
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Louisville |
ky |
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1855 |
Feb 28, 1969 |
Roni Stoneman undergoes surgery at Nashville's Vanderbilt Hospital to remove a tumor on her neck
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Vanderbilt Medical Center |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1854 |
Jan 21, 1952 |
Capitol releases Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side Of Life" |
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1853 |
Feb 20, 1943 |
Okeh releases Ted Daffan's "Born To Lose" and "No Letter Today" |
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1852 |
Jul 29, 1946 |
Columbia releases Al Dexter's "Wine, Women And Song" |
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1851 |
Feb 28, 1962 |
Patsy Cline records "When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)" and "So Wrong" at the Columbia... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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1850 |
Feb 28, 1957 |
Kitty Wells records "Three Ways (To Love You)" and "Your Wild Life's Gonna Get You... |
Bradley Recording Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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