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Jun 2, 1966
Having barely returned from a lengthy overseas tour, Johnny Cash leaves his home in Casitas Springs, California, without telling his wife his whereabouts. Vivian Cash files for divorce before the end of June
Jun 7, 1966
Claudette Orbison dies in a motorcycle crash near Gallatin, Tennessee, while husband Roy Orbison, who is also riding a motorbike, watches helplessly. She had inspired him to write The Everly Brothers hit "Claudette"
Jun 17, 1966
Bob Luman and his wife, Barbara Luman, welcome a daughter, Melissa Claire Luman, in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Jun 28, 1966
Bobby Bare Jr. is born in Nashville. He forms an alternative rock band in Nashville during the 1990s, years after he first appeared, at age seven, on his father's sentimental country hit "Daddy What If"
Jun 30, 1966
Vivian Cash files for divorce from Johnny Cash. Uncertain where he is residing, she publishes the court order in The Nashville Banner four times during August
Jul 6, 1966
Richie Shelton is born in Oklahoma. His accidental 1990 death inspires younger brother Blake Shelton to co-write "Over You" with Miranda Lambert
Jul 14, 1966
"Any Day Now" songwriter Burt Bacharach and his wife, Angie Dickinson, have a daughter, Lea "Nikki" Bacharach, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. The baby weighs less than two pounds and remains hospitalized until October 11
Aug 20, 1966
Jerry and Carolyn Abbott have a son, Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, in Ennis, Texas. The son goes on to form heavy metal band Pantera with brother Vinnie Paul Abbott. Dad co-writes the Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris hit "Play Together Again Again"
Aug 22, 1966
"Islands In The Stream" co-writer Barry Gibb marries his first wife, Maureen Bates
Aug 22, 1966
Johnny Cash fails to appear at the courthouse during the first day of divorce proceedings in Ventura, California
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