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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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1249 |
Feb 4, 1961 |
Roger Miller records "When Two Worlds Collide" in Nashville |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1248 |
Jan 1, 1960 |
Billy Walker joins the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1247 |
Feb 4, 1956 |
Elvis Presley sings "Baby, Let's Play House" on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage... |
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New York |
ny |
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1246 |
Feb 4, 1943 |
Record producer/keyboard player Barry Beckett is born in Birmingham, Alabama. He plays on hits by... |
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Birmingham |
al |
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1245 |
Jan 12, 1957 |
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper join the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1244 |
Apr 2, 2001 |
Martina McBride sings the national anthem for the Cincinnati Reds' season-opener against the... |
Riverfront Stadium |
Cincinnati |
oh |
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1243 |
Apr 2, 2001 |
Tim Rushlow sings "She Misses Him" at a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C., for the National... |
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Washington |
dc |
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1242 |
Feb 3, 1992 |
Atlantic releases the Tracy Lawrence single "Today's Lonely Fool"
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1241 |
Feb 3, 1987 |
Willie Nelson, dressed in black tie, receives an award from the Country Music Foundation for his... |
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1240 |
Feb 2, 1985 |
Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XI at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, joined by Kris... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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1239 |
Feb 3, 1982 |
Earl Thomas Conley records "Somewhere Between Right And Wrong" and "Heavenly... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1238 |
Mar 29, 1982 |
Lee Davis Wilds dies in Knoxville. He played the part of "Honey" in Jamup & Honey, a... |
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Knoxville |
tn |
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1237 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
The estate of Margaret Mitchell asks for a restraining order to block the release of songwriter... |
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Atlanta |
ga |
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1236 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
As a handful of artists fight the financial system at record labels, Merle Haggard is quoted in The... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1235 |
Feb 3, 1981 |
In a story in Us magazine, Johnny Lee refers to himself as an abandoned baby. His natural father,... |
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1234 |
Feb 3, 1978 |
Loretta Lynn records "I Can't Feel You Anymore" at Bradley's Barn on Benders Ferry Road... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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1233 |
Dec 4, 1968 |
Waylon Jennings records "Just To Satisfy You" for the first time in a solo session at Nashville's... |
RCA Studio B |
Nashville |
tn |
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1232 |
Feb 3, 1964 |
Singer/songwriter Matraca Berg is born in Nashville. She writes Deana Carter's "Strawberry... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1231 |
Mar 28, 2001 |
LeAnn Rimes' attorneys ask for a gag order days after her stepmom released tapes to The Tennessean... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1230 |
Feb 3, 1963 |
Merle Haggard's prison sentence ends. He served two years, nine months behind bars and two years,... |
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ca |
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1229 |
Oct 21, 1942 |
The movie "The Forest Rangers," starring Fred MacMurray and Susan Hayward, debuts in theaters.... |
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1228 |
May 27, 1948 |
The animated Disney movie "Melody Time" debuts, featuring "Fantasia"-like... |
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1227 |
Feb 3, 1961 |
Tex Ritter records "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven," namechecking late country stars... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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1226 |
Feb 3, 1959 |
Rock pioneer Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa, along with touring... |
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Mason City |
ia |
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1225 |
Feb 3, 1955 |
Carl Smith records "Wicked Lies," "Old Lonesome Times," "I've Changed" and "There She Goes" during... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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1224 |
Mar 28, 1962 |
Johnnie & Jack hold what proves to be their final recording session |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1223 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
Sara Evans draws criticism for a longer-than-usual version of the national anthem before... |
Gaylord Entertainment Center |
Nashville |
tn |
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1222 |
Feb 3, 1951 |
Songwriter Linda Hargrove is born in Tallahassee, Florida. She writes the Johnny Rodriguez single... |
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Tallahassee |
fl |
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1221 |
Mar 1, 1917 |
Songwriter, bass player and radio talent Cliffie Stone is born in Stockton, California. He plays on... |
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Stockton |
ca |
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1220 |
Feb 2, 1995 |
Joe Nixon dies of leukemia in La Crescenta, California. He wrote Vern Gosdin's "Mother Country... |
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La Crescenta |
ca |
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1219 |
Feb 2, 1995 |
Lyle Lovett makes a Groundhog Day appearance as Cupid on the NBC-TV series "Mad About... |
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1218 |
Feb 2, 1994 |
The Country Music Hall Of Fame announces plans to move from Music Row to downtown in 1996. The... |
Country Music Hall of Fame |
Nashville |
tn |
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1217 |
Feb 2, 1993 |
Willie Nelson agrees to pay $9 million of the $16.7 million he owes the Internal Revenue Service in... |
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1216 |
Feb 2, 1993 |
Billie Jean Campbell, the ex-wife of Glen Campbell, dies of cancer in Los Angeles
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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1215 |
Feb 2, 1990 |
Conway Twitty announces he's planning to sell Twitty City, the tourist complex he opened in June... |
Twitty City |
Hendersonville |
tn |
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1214 |
Feb 2, 1989 |
Ricky Van Shelton leads in nominations for The Music City News awards with five, while Dwight... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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1213 |
Feb 2, 1989 |
Tammy Wynette reaches a settlement, ending her bankruptcy claim |
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1212 |
Feb 2, 1989 |
The Country Music Association votes during quarterly meetings in San Diego to reinstate the CMA... |
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San Diego |
ca |
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1211 |
Feb 2, 1988 |
Tanya Tucker enters the Betty Ford Center, at the urging of friends and family, to deal with a... |
Betty Ford Center |
Rancho Mirage |
ca |
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1210 |
Feb 2, 1988 |
The Oklahoma Senate designates "Faded Love" as the official state song |
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Oklahoma City |
ok |
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1209 |
Feb 2, 1983 |
June Carter Cash undergoes emergency surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital when complications... |
Baptist Hospital |
Nashville |
tn |
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1208 |
Feb 2, 1981 |
George Strait records his first hit, "Unwound," at Music City Music Hall in Nashville |
Music City Music Hall |
Nashville |
tn |
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1207 |
Dec 14, 1993 |
Epic releases Patty Loveless' "You Will" to retail |
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1206 |
Feb 2, 1971 |
Conway Twitty records "How Much More Can She Stand" during an evening session at... |
Bradley's Barn |
Mt. Juliet |
tn |
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1205 |
Feb 2, 1970 |
Marty Robbins takes his first walk in the hall at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital since... |
Saint Thomas Hospital |
Nashville |
tn |
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1204 |
Feb 2, 1970 |
Tom T. Hall records "Salute To A Switchblade" in a late-night session at the Monument... |
Monument Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
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1203 |
Feb 2, 1970 |
Buck Owens records "The Kansas City Song" at the Capitol Recording Studios at Hollywood... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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1202 |
Feb 2, 1969 |
Jackson, Tennessee, declares Carl Perkins Day. Among the 500 who attend a celebratory banquet are... |
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Jackson |
tn |
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1201 |
Feb 2, 1959 |
Buddy Holly plays his final concert, using a band that includes Waylon Jennings and Tommy... |
Surf Ballroom |
Clear Lake |
ia |
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1200 |
Feb 2, 1949 |
Pen pals Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow meet in person for the first time during a show at Fort Worth's... |
North Side Coliseum |
Fort Worth |
tx |
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