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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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1299 |
Feb 6, 1959 |
Stonewall Jackson records "Waterloo" |
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1298 |
Feb 6, 1956 |
Columbia releases "Keep A'Lovin' Me," The Everly Brothers' first single |
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1297 |
Feb 6, 1955 |
Elvis Presley meets for the first time with Colonel Tom Parker at Palumbo's, across the street from... |
Palumbo's |
Memphis |
tn |
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1296 |
Feb 6, 1953 |
Lefty Frizzell records "(Honey, Baby, Hurry) Bring Your Sweet Self Back To Me" during a late-night... |
Jim Beck Studio |
Dallas |
tx |
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1295 |
Feb 6, 1939 |
Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, is released from jail after serving eight months of a three-year... |
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ms |
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1294 |
Feb 6, 1911 |
Ronald Reagan is born in Dixon, Illinois. As president, Reagan persuades such artists as Janie... |
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Dixon |
il |
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1293 |
Oct 1, 1977 |
Freddy Fender and Huey Meaux serve as grand marshals for the Texas Rice Festival parade in Winnie
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Winnie |
tx |
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1292 |
Feb 5, 1991 |
Arista releases Diamond Rio's debut single, "Meet In The Middle" |
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1291 |
Feb 5, 1984 |
A touring production of "Annie Get Your Gun" begins in Texas, co-starring Helen Cornelius and Dave... |
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tx |
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1290 |
Feb 5, 1982 |
Columbia releases Crystal Gayle's "You Never Gave Up On Me" |
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1289 |
Feb 5, 1981 |
Anne Murray wins four of Canada's Juno awards, including Best Album, for her "Greatest Hits"; and... |
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cn |
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1288 |
Feb 5, 1979 |
Conway Twitty records "Don't Take It Away" at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studios |
Woodland Sound Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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1287 |
Feb 5, 1979 |
Kenny Rogers purchases George Jones' Possum Holler club in Nashville's Printers Alley for $250,000
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Possum Holler |
Nashville |
tn |
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1286 |
Feb 5, 1976 |
Elvis Presley records "Hurt" in the Jungle Room at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. He also... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
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1285 |
Feb 5, 1975 |
Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, suffers a heart attack and ends up in the hospital, where Elvis is... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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1284 |
Feb 5, 1971 |
Sara Evans is born in Boonville, Missouri. Following her 1998 hit "No Place That Far,"... |
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Boonville |
mo |
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1283 |
Feb 5, 1965 |
Charlie Rich records "There Won't Be Anymore" at Nashville's RCA Studio B. It's nearly... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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1282 |
Feb 5, 1964 |
Porter Wagoner records "Sorrow On The Rocks" |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1281 |
Feb 5, 1963 |
Patsy Cline records "Sweet Dreams" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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1280 |
Feb 5, 1962 |
Loretta Lynn records "Before I'm Over You" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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1279 |
Jul 2, 1964 |
Hank Cochran and his first wife, Shirley, are divorced |
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1278 |
Feb 5, 1959 |
Jim Reeves records the Roger Miller-written "Home" during an evening session at Nashville's RCA... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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1277 |
Feb 5, 1955 |
Elvis Presley records "Baby, Let's Play House" at Memphis' Sun Recording Studio
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Sun Recording Studio |
Memphis |
tn |
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1276 |
Feb 5, 1952 |
Carl Smith records "It's A Lovely, Lovely World," "That's The Kind Of Love I'm Looking For" and... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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1275 |
Feb 5, 1943 |
Universal Pictures releases "Tenting Tonight On The Old Camp Ground," starring Tex... |
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1274 |
Feb 5, 1941 |
Henson Cargill is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After working as a deputy sheriff, he earns his... |
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Oklahoma City |
ok |
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1273 |
Feb 5, 1940 |
Jimmie Davis records "You Are My Sunshine" in New York |
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New York |
ny |
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1272 |
Feb 5, 1938 |
Roy Acuff makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville. Within days, sacks... |
Dixie Tabernacle |
Nashville |
tn |
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1271 |
Feb 5, 1923 |
Claude King is born near Keithville, Louisiana. He earns a half-dozen hits during the 1960s, with... |
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Keithville |
la |
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1270 |
Dec 13, 1988 |
Lisa Hartman, a future Grammy nominee, makes a guest appearance on NBC's "Matlock" alongside series... |
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1269 |
Feb 4, 1993 |
Randy Travis joins Andy Griffith on NBC's "Matlock" as an aspiring country singer |
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1268 |
Feb 4, 1991 |
RCA releases Alabama's "Down Home" |
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1267 |
Feb 4, 1989 |
Jethro Burns, of Homer & Jethro, dies in Evanston, Illinois, following a lengthy battle with... |
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Evanston |
il |
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1266 |
Feb 4, 1986 |
Oklahoma governor George Nigh proclaims Merle Haggard Day
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ok |
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1265 |
Feb 4, 1986 |
An official report on Rick Nelson's fatal New Year's Eve plane crash indicates his blood contained... |
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1264 |
Feb 4, 1985 |
Terre Haute's WPFR-AM changes format from beautiful music to country. Owned by The Oak Ridge Boys,... |
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Terre Haute |
in |
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1263 |
Feb 4, 1984 |
Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam X, with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ronnie Milsap, Vince Gill,... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1262 |
Feb 4, 1983 |
The day of his scheduled wedding, Richard Sterban decides not to marry Donna Summers. A Knoxville... |
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Knoxville |
tn |
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1261 |
Feb 4, 1983 |
Karen Carpenter, of The Carpenters, dies from anorexia nervosa at her parents' home in Downey,... |
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Downey |
ca |
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1260 |
Feb 4, 1979 |
Livin' on Tulsa time: The Mayor of Tulsa declares Don Williams Day |
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Tulsa |
ok |
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1259 |
Feb 4, 1977 |
June Carter Cash receives an honorary doctorate from National University in San Diego during a... |
House of Cash |
Hendersonville |
tn |
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1258 |
Feb 4, 1976 |
Dolly Parton tapes the pilot for her first syndicated television show, "Dolly," at... |
Opryland |
Nashville |
tn |
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1257 |
Feb 4, 1976 |
Elvis Presley records "Moody Blue" in the Jungle Room at Graceland in Memphis
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Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
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1256 |
Feb 4, 1972 |
A new contract gives Colonel Tom Parker one-third of Elvis Presley's earnings |
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1255 |
Feb 4, 1971 |
John Denver records "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at the RCA Studios in New York with the... |
RCA Studios |
New York |
ny |
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1254 |
Feb 4, 1970 |
Merle Haggard & The Strangers record "Street Singer" at the Capitol Recording Studios... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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1253 |
Feb 4, 1965 |
Confederate Railroad keyboard player Chris McDaniel is born in Rock Springs, Georgia. Leaning on... |
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Rock Springs |
ga |
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1252 |
Feb 4, 1963 |
The Dillards, a bluegrass group that influences The Eagles, tape their first appearance on "The... |
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1251 |
Feb 4, 1963 |
Patsy Cline records the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love" at the Columbia Recording Studio in... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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1250 |
Feb 4, 1962 |
Clint Black is born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Raised in Houston, he earns the Country Music... |
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Long Brach |
nj |
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