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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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249 |
Jan 5, 1968 |
Jerry Lee Lewis records "Another Place, Another Time" at the Columbia Recording Studios... |
Columbia Recording Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
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248 |
Oct 16, 2003 |
Simon & Garfunkel open a reunion tour in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, surprising the crowd by... |
Wachovia Arena |
Wilkes-Barre |
pa |
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247 |
Jan 9, 1966 |
Roger Miller records "Husbands And Wives" and "I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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246 |
Jan 9, 1965 |
Norma Jean joins the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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245 |
Jan 9, 1963 |
Skeeter Davis records "I'm Saving My Love" |
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Nashville |
tn |
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244 |
Jan 9, 1962 |
Charges against Ray Charles for heroin possession are dropped when an Indianapolis judge rules... |
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Indianapolis |
in |
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243 |
Jan 9, 1960 |
Without fanfare, Patsy Cline becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry |
Ryman Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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242 |
Jan 9, 1959 |
"Rawhide" makes its prime-time debut on CBS with Sheb Wooley starring as cowboy Pete Nolan,... |
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241 |
Jan 9, 1956 |
Porter Wagoner records "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)" and the Bill... |
RCA Studios |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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240 |
Jan 9, 1951 |
Brenda Gayle Webb, Loretta Lynn's youngest sister, is born in Paintsville, Kentucky. She adopts the... |
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Paintsville |
ky |
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239 |
Jan 9, 1950 |
Hank Williams records "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," "My Son Calls Another Man... |
Castle Studio |
Nashville |
tn |
|
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238 |
Jan 9, 1949 |
Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band record "Panhandle Rag" in Dallas |
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Dallas |
tx |
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237 |
Jan 9, 1941 |
Roy Head is born in Three Rivers, Texas. His pop hit "Treat Her Right," becomes a Top 15... |
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Three Rivers |
tx |
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236 |
Jan 9, 1940 |
Session guitarist Billy Sanford is born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. His credits include The Oak... |
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Natchitoches |
la |
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235 |
Jan 9, 1935 |
Elvis Presley's stillborn twin brother, Jesse Presley, is buried in a cardboard box in Tupelo,... |
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Tupelo |
ms |
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234 |
Jan 9, 1934 |
Steel guitarist Jimmy Day is born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He works with the likes of Webb Pierce,... |
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Tuscaloosa |
al |
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233 |
Jan 9, 1927 |
Artist manager Jack McFadden is born in Sikeston, Missouri. His clients will include Buck Owens,... |
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Sikeston |
mo |
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232 |
Jan 9, 1918 |
Jimmie Rodgers, destined to become known as The Singing Brakeman, takes a job with the New Orleans... |
|
New Orleans |
la |
|
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231 |
Jan 9, 1913 |
Richard Nixon is born in Yorba Linda, California. As president, he has Johnny Cash and Merle... |
|
Yorba Linda |
ca |
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230 |
Jan 8, 2001 |
Faith Hill takes three trophies in the American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los... |
Shrine Auditorium |
Los Angeles |
ca |
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229 |
Jan 8, 2001 |
Shreveport mayor Keith Hightower and Bossier City mayor George Dement jointly declare Elvis Presley... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Shreveport |
la |
|
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228 |
Jan 8, 2001 |
Memphis and Shelby County declare Elvis Presley Day on what would have been The King's 66th... |
Graceland Mansion |
Memphis |
tn |
|
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227 |
Jan 8, 1996 |
Reader Clint Wilmoth, of Gretna, Virginia, tells Baseball America that if baseball ceased to exist... |
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226 |
Jan 8, 1995 |
George and Barbara Bush celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry... |
Grand Ole Opry House |
Nashville |
tn |
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225 |
Jan 10, 1991 |
Warner Bros. releases Randy Travis' single "Heroes And Friends"
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224 |
Jan 8, 1993 |
Elvis Presley receives tribute with a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp, his '50s-era likeness selected... |
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223 |
Jan 20, 2001 |
Clothier Manuel is discharged from a Pittsburgh hospital three days after undergoing jaw surgery to... |
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Pittsburgh |
pa |
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222 |
Jan 17, 2001 |
Clothier Manuel has jaw surgery in a Pittsburgh hospital |
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Pittsburgh |
pa |
|
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221 |
Jan 8, 1992 |
Nine country artists receive a pair of Grammy nominations, including Alan Jackson, Vince Gill,... |
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220 |
Jan 15, 1990 |
Her doctor tells Naomi Judd she has "chronic active hepatitis," a potentially fatal strain of the... |
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219 |
Jan 8, 1987 |
Double nominations in the Grammy awards go to Holly Dunn, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, The Judds and... |
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218 |
Jan 8, 1987 |
Tanya Tucker kisses boyfriend Jerry West on the cheek in a Nashville courtroom shortly before he's... |
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Nashville |
tn |
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217 |
Jan 8, 1987 |
At a White House media briefing, press secretary Larry Speakes plays "That's All Right"... |
White House |
Washington |
dc |
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216 |
Jan 8, 1981 |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and... |
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215 |
Jan 8, 1980 |
Kenny Rogers and songs he recorded grab seven Grammy nominations, with "The Gambler" up... |
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214 |
Jan 8, 1979 |
Sara Carter dies in Lodi, California. She was a member of The Carter Family, which recorded such... |
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Lodi |
ca |
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213 |
Jan 8, 1978 |
Quarter-inch parcels of sod from Elvis Presley's farm in Mississippi sell for $10 apiece, as 10,000... |
|
Memphis |
tn |
|
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212 |
Jan 8, 1977 |
Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam III at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. Guests include Willie... |
Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville |
tn |
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211 |
Jan 8, 1975 |
Earl Scruggs begins recording a 25th anniversary album with a band that includes sons Gary and... |
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210 |
Jan 8, 1975 |
Liberace sends Elvis Presley his cookbook for The King's 40th birthday
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209 |
Jan 8, 1974 |
Ronnie Milsap records the Eddie Rabbitt-penned "Pure Love" and the Kris... |
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Nashville |
tn |
|
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208 |
Jan 8, 1974 |
Governor Jimmy Carter declares Elvis Presley Day in Georgia. The city of Memphis issues a similar... |
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|
ga |
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207 |
Jan 8, 1969 |
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos record "Tall Dark Stranger" at the Capitol Recording... |
Capitol Recording Studios |
Los Angeles |
ca |
|
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206 |
Jan 8, 1968 |
Capitol releases Buck Owens' "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" |
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205 |
Jan 8, 1968 |
Stax Records releases Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," later remade... |
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204 |
Jan 8, 1960 |
Elvis Presley's 25th birthday generates a party in Germany with 200 guests. Among his presents: a... |
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gr |
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203 |
Jan 8, 1957 |
As Elvis Presley celebrates his 22nd birthday at home, the Army announces that he has passed his... |
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202 |
Jan 8, 1953 |
Just one week after Hank Williams' death, his widow, Billie Jones Williams, blasts Hank's mother:... |
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201 |
Jan 8, 1953 |
Elvis Presley's parents give him a $50 Lincoln for his 18th birthday. His mom doesn't know how... |
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Memphis |
tn |
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200 |
Jan 8, 1952 |
Hank Snow records "Lady's Man" and "Married By The Bible, Divorced By The Law" in the evening at... |
Brown Radio Productions |
Nashville |
tn |
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