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Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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1649 |
Feb 21, 1992 |
John Mellencamp makes his debut as an actor and director with "Falling From Grace." John Prine has... |
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1648 |
Feb 19, 1987 |
16th Avenue Records releases Charley Pride's "Have I Got Some Blues For You." It represents the... |
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1647 |
Feb 20, 1981 |
Dolly Parton makes her Las Vegas debut at the Riviera Hotel a day later than scheduled, thanks to a... |
Riviera Hotel |
Las Vegas |
nv |
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1646 |
Feb 19, 1977 |
Larry Gatlin's "Broken Lady" wins Best Country Song during the 19th annual Grammy Awards... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1645 |
Jul 17, 2007 |
Lonestar and Joe Diffie take part in a benefit concert at Nashville's Greer Stadium to raise money... |
Greer Stadium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1644 |
Feb 19, 1974 |
Charley Pride wins Favorite Male Country Vocalist and Favorite Country Album, for "A Sunshiny... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1643 |
Apr 11, 1980 |
Cousin Emmy dies in Sherman Oaks, California. Born Cynthia May Carver in Lamb, Kentucky, she taught... |
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Sherman Oaks |
ca |
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1642 |
Feb 19, 1974 |
Dolly Parton announces she's ending her duet partnership with Porter Wagoner |
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1641 |
Feb 19, 1969 |
Elvis Presley records Eddie Rabbitt's "Kentucky Rain" at Memphis' American Studios, with Ronnie... |
American Studios |
Memphis |
tn |
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1640 |
Feb 19, 1958 |
Carl Perkins signs a new recording contract with Columbia, effectively leaving Sun Records, where... |
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1639 |
Feb 19, 1957 |
Webb Pierce quits the Grand Ole Opry for the second time in two years. The Opry chides his... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1638 |
Feb 19, 1955 |
Fabor Robison announces he's given Jim Reeves his release from Abbott Records in exchange for all... |
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1637 |
Feb 14, 1945 |
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant first meet at Milwaukee's Schroeder Hotel, leading to marriage and a... |
Schroeder Hotel |
Milwaukee |
wi |
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1636 |
Feb 19, 1945 |
Five days after first meeting at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, songwriters Boudleaux and Felice... |
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1635 |
Feb 19, 1945 |
The 36-day battle for Iwo Jima begins in Japan, with 6,825 Americans dying. Among the survivors is... |
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Iwo Jima |
ja |
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1634 |
Feb 19, 1940 |
William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, Michigan. Two songs he writes for his... |
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Detroit |
mi |
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1633 |
Feb 19, 1938 |
Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans make their first appearance as a regular act on the Grand Ole... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
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1632 |
Feb 18, 1996 |
Billy Dean has a fight with Superman when he portrays a plumber on the ABC-TV series "Lois... |
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1631 |
Feb 18, 1994 |
Hal Ketchum's father, Frank, dies in a hospice in New York's Washington County with the entire... |
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Washington County |
ny |
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1630 |
Feb 18, 1992 |
Capricorn releases Hank Williams Jr.'s album "Maverick"
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1629 |
Feb 18, 1990 |
The first issue of Entertainment Weekly features k.d. lang on the cover |
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1628 |
Feb 18, 1989 |
Music journalist Bob Claypool, of The Houston Chronicle, suffers a fatal stroke while writing a... |
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Houston |
tx |
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1627 |
Feb 18, 1986 |
The Academy Of Country Music celebrates its 20th anniversary on NBC, with Charlie Daniels, Carl... |
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1626 |
Feb 18, 1986 |
The Everly Brothers' mother, Margaret, sues Don Everly when he fails to sign the title of the... |
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1625 |
Feb 18, 1983 |
The movie "Pirates Of Penzance" opens, with Linda Ronstadt starring |
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1624 |
Feb 18, 1982 |
Dolly Parton cancels more than four weeks of performances to recover from emergency gynecological... |
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1623 |
Feb 18, 1981 |
Warner Bros. releases T.G. Sheppard's "I Loved 'Em Every One"
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1622 |
Feb 18, 1980 |
Elektra releases Eddie Rabbitt's "Gone Too Far" |
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1621 |
Feb 18, 1978 |
Hattie Louise Bess--better known as "Tootsie"--dies in Nashville. Her bar on Lower... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1620 |
Feb 18, 1976 |
Dolly Parton records her original version of "To Daddy," later remade by Emmylou Harris, at RCA... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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1619 |
Feb 18, 1975 |
Olivia Newton-John nabs four trophies at the second American Music Awards in Los Angeles, while... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1618 |
Feb 18, 1973 |
Four assailants rush Elvis Presley on stage at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. He knocks one back... |
Hilton Hotel |
Las Vegas |
nv |
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1617 |
Feb 18, 1973 |
Marty Robbins hits the wall on the 67th lap of the Daytona 500 at Florida's Daytona Motor... |
Daytona Motor Speedway |
Daytona Beach |
fl |
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1616 |
Feb 18, 1971 |
During a taping of "The Johnny Cash Show," Cash becomes a surprise subject of Ralph Edwards' "This... |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1615 |
Feb 18, 1970 |
Hank Williams Jr. signs with MGM Records for $500,000, the highest amount paid at the time in the... |
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1614 |
Feb 18, 1970 |
Elvis Presley sings "The Wonder Of You" during a show at the International Hotel in Las... |
International Hotel |
Las Vegas |
nv |
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1613 |
Feb 18, 1969 |
Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan record "Girl From The North Country" at the Columbia Recording... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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1612 |
Feb 18, 1962 |
With a weekend pass from the Marines, The Everly Brothers perform "Crying In The Rain" on "The Ed... |
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1611 |
Feb 19, 1957 |
Lorianne Crook is born in Wichita, Kansas. She co-hosts a series of TV and radio shows with Charlie... |
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Wichita |
ks |
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1610 |
Feb 18, 1956 |
Elvis Presley makes his fourth appearance on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage Show," singing "Tutti... |
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1609 |
Feb 18, 1955 |
Congress authorizes president Dwight Eisenhower to award a gold medal to songwriter Irving... |
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Washington |
dc |
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1608 |
Feb 18, 1954 |
Actor John Travolta is born in Englewood, New Jersey. After starring in "Saturday Night... |
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Englewood |
nj |
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1607 |
Feb 18, 1953 |
Carl Smith records "Orchids Mean Goodbye," "Do I Like It?," "Trademark" and "Just You Wait 'Til I... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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1606 |
Feb 18, 1952 |
Judy Kay "Juice" Newton is born at Lakehurst Naval Base, New Jersey. A distant descendent of Sir... |
Lakehurst Naval Base |
Lakehurst |
nj |
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1605 |
Oct 18, 1952 |
Drummer Keith Knudsen is born in Ames, Iowa. He goes on to become a member of rock music's Doobie... |
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Ames |
ia |
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1604 |
Feb 18, 1945 |
Country Music Association executive director Ed Benson is born in Nashville. He becomes the CMA's... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1603 |
Feb 18, 1914 |
Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski--a.k.a. Pee Wee King--is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He leads... |
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Milwaukee |
wi |
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1602 |
Feb 17, 1997 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Sad Lookin' Moon" |
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1601 |
Feb 17, 1993 |
With his version of "Stand By Your Man" featured in "The Crying Game," Lyle Lovett sings the song... |
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1600 |
Feb 17, 1993 |
Billy Ray Cyrus appears in his first network TV special, "Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come... |
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