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EventID |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
City |
StateID |
Option |
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30599 |
Jun 13, 1956 |
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys San Francisco radio station KSFO for a cool $1 million
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San Francisco |
ca |
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30598 |
Apr 8, 1948 |
The FCC approves Gene Autry's purchase of Phoenix radio station KOOL for $250,000 on the condition... |
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Phoenix |
az |
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30597 |
Jan 7, 1940 |
Gene Autry begins his "Melody Ranch" radio show on CBS, where it continues for more than... |
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30596 |
Nov 20, 1952 |
Gene Autry buys Los Angeles radio station KMPC for a reported $800,000 |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30595 |
May 27, 1962 |
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry and his Golden West Broadcasters have purchased Portland... |
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30594 |
Mar 13, 1977 |
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry and his Golden West Broadcasters have purchased Detroit... |
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30593 |
Aug 14, 1985 |
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys Los Angeles radio station KUTE-FM for an undisclosed... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30592 |
Sep 23, 2014 |
Blake Shelton adds country singer Taylor Brashear to his team on NBC's "The Voice" based on... |
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30591 |
Mar 21, 1984 |
Gene Autry's Great Western Broadcasters sells two Portland radio stations, KEX-AM and KKRZ-FM, to... |
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Portland |
or |
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30590 |
Jun 10, 1983 |
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters is selling San Francisco radio... |
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30589 |
Mar 30, 1983 |
The FCC approves a $245-million sale of Los Angeles' KTLA-TV by Gene Autry's Golden West... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30588 |
Jan 20, 1967 |
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters purchase the KTLA-TV studio on Hollywood's Sunset Strip for... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30587 |
Oct 28, 1963 |
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys KTLA-TV in Los Angeles from Paramount Pictures for $12... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30586 |
May 22, 1959 |
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys Seattle radio station KVI |
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Seattle |
wa |
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30585 |
May 17, 1938 |
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys arrive in Los Angeles from Nashville, ready to begin... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30584 |
May 20, 1938 |
Filming begins for the Gene Autry movie "Gold Mine In The Sky" with Smiley Burnette and Pee... |
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30583 |
Aug 17, 1964 |
Debbie Lee Rogers, the adopted Korean daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, dies in a Sunday... |
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San Clemente |
ca |
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30582 |
Oct 31, 1965 |
Sandy Rogers, the adopted son of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, dies from choking on his own vomit... |
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Frankfurt |
gr |
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30581 |
Nov 10, 1964 |
Roy Rogers signs a lease to take over the Apple Valley Inn in Victorville, California |
Apple Valley Inn |
Victorville |
ca |
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30580 |
Jan 15, 1972 |
A Billboard cover story announces the launch of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Records. The company will aid... |
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30579 |
Sep 8, 1971 |
The Tennessee State Prison holds a country show for the first time with performances by Faron... |
Tennessee State Prison |
Nashville |
tn |
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30578 |
Sep 14, 1971 |
Merle Haggard becomes the first country artist to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington,... |
Kennedy Center |
Washington |
dc |
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30577 |
Jul 11, 1973 |
Don Everly tells a Los Angeles Times reporter backstage at Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim that... |
Knott's Berry Farm |
Anaheim |
ca |
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30576 |
Jun 4, 1970 |
Australian-born Diana Trask officially becomes a U.S. citizen |
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30575 |
Feb 26, 1971 |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band opens for comedian Bill Cosby at the landmark Carnegie Hall in New York.... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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30574 |
Feb 2, 1971 |
Tommy Cash is Richard Nixon's guest at the annual president's prayer breakfast |
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30573 |
Mar 21, 1970 |
David Houston guests on the ABC music series "The Lawrence Welk Show" |
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30572 |
Dec 30, 1970 |
Kris Kristofferson performs at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York with Ian & Sylvia. His... |
Carnegie Hall |
New York |
ny |
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30571 |
Jan 10, 1971 |
PBS airs "Earl Scruggs: His Family And Friends." In addition to Randy and Gary Scruggs, his... |
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30570 |
Sep 7, 1970 |
Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton perform at the Southern 500 NASCAR race at the Darlington... |
Darlington Raceway |
Darlington |
sc |
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30569 |
Mar 17, 1980 |
A year after Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius got a country hit with their song "You Don't Bring... |
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New York |
ny |
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30568 |
May 15, 1972 |
"Sea Of Heartbreak" songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David join the Songwriters Hall of... |
Americana Hotel |
New York |
ny |
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30567 |
Mar 8, 1971 |
Capitol Records founder Johnny Mercer is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a... |
Hilton Hotel |
New York |
ny |
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30566 |
Jan 2, 1985 |
Anne Murray collects three nominations for the American Music Awards, aided by her hit "A... |
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30565 |
Jan 9, 1986 |
Willie Nelson has a big imprint on the Grammy nominations. He earns two nominations in country... |
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30564 |
Sep 29, 1970 |
Mac Davis performs "In The Ghetto" on NBC's "The Don Knotts Show" |
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30563 |
Dec 3, 1981 |
Guitarist Bob Morris dies of cancer in Harrison, Arkansas. A former member of Buck Owens'... |
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Harrison |
ar |
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30562 |
Jun 14, 1969 |
Blues singer Wynonie Harris dies from throat cancer in Los Angeles. One of the colorful figures of... |
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Los Angeles |
ca |
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30561 |
Aug 24, 1915 |
Wynonie Harris is born in Omaha, Nebraska. Nicknamed Mr. Blues, he joins Lucky Millinder's big... |
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Omaha |
ne |
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30560 |
Sep 28, 1966 |
Big-band leader Lucky Millinder dies in New York City. A mid-century jazz and R&B figure, he... |
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New York |
ny |
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30559 |
Aug 8, 1900 |
Lucky Millinder is born in Anniston, Alabama. A big-band leader, he lands two of his singles on an... |
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Anniston |
al |
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30558 |
May 5, 2001 |
Bud Messner dies at Fulton County Medical Center in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. His only country... |
Fulton County Medical Center |
McConnellsburg |
pa |
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30557 |
Oct 9, 1917 |
Bud Messner is born in Luray, Virginia. He earns his lone country hit in 1950 by referencing two... |
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Luray |
va |
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30556 |
May 14, 1939 |
Singer/songwriter Troy Shondell is born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He writes "Still Loving You,"... |
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Fort Wayne |
in |
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30555 |
May 7, 1923 |
Jim Lowe is born in Springfield, Missouri. Primarily a disc jockey in Chicago and New York, he... |
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Springfield |
mo |
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30554 |
Apr 15, 1915 |
Buddy DeVal is born in Port Arthur, Ontario. He joins fellow Canadian Myrna Lorrie on the 1955 hit... |
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Port Arthur |
cn |
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30553 |
Jun 5, 1962 |
Jerry Lee Lewis records Jimmie Rodgers' "Waiting For A Train (All Around The Watertank)." It... |
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30552 |
Aug 28, 1963 |
Jerry Lee Lewis records "Invitation To Your Party," "One Minute Past Eternity" and "I Can't Seem To... |
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30551 |
Sep 1, 1950 |
Patti Leatherwood is born in Cleveland, Ohio. She briefly records for the Epic label during the... |
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Cleveland |
oh |
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30550 |
Jul 2, 1942 |
Lee Graham is born in Eastbourne, England. Under the stage name Leapy Lee, he earns a pop and... |
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Eastbourne |
uk |
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