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May 29, 1982
Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, passes out between Grand Ole Opry performances in the parking lot. He is admitted to Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where, within weeks, he is diagnosed with cancer
May 30, 1982
Deborah Allen marries "What's Forever For" songwriter Rafe Van Hoy in Nashville. They start the honeymoon by going to Gameland to play Pac-Man
Jun 5, 1982
Jay Patten is the first act to perform as The Bluebird Cafe opens in Nashville. The club becomes a significant songwriter showcase, central to the movie "The Thing Called Love." Garth Brooks earns his recording contract after a 1988 Bluebird show
Jun 5, 1982
The Marty Robbins Museum opens at Hermitage Landing in Nashville
Jun 7, 1982
The Music City News awards are presented, though two trophies are mistakenly given to artists who did not win. Lew DeWitt rejoins The Statler Brothers to host the show after five months off the road with Crohn's disease
Jun 7, 1982
Former Grand Ole Opry star DeFord Bailey checks into Nashville's Baptist Hospital with a failing heart and kidneys
Jun 12, 1982
Jimmie Riddle, of the Smoky Mountain Boys, undergoes surgery at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. Doctors discover he has bladder cancer
Jun 19, 1982
Riders In The Sky join the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" during the evening
Jun 19, 1982
Nashville's Patsy Bruce holds tryouts to find replacements for Tom Wopat and John Schneider on "The Dukes Of Hazzard"
Jun 20, 1982
An audit uncovers a mistake in voting for The Music City News awards. The Best Comedy Act of the Year should have gone to The Statler Brothers, instead of The Mandrells. It's the second error discovered within a week
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