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Sep 20, 1967

Rick Nelson and wife Kristin have twins, Matthew and Gunnar, in Santa Monica, California. The boys' 1990 debut album, released as the duo Nelson, nets three pop hits, though they never approach the success of their father

Sep 21, 1967

Tennessee Ernie Ford begins a four-day run at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. He is forced to leave the state before the stint is concluded when his wife, Betty Ford, attempts to overdose at home in California

Sep 24, 1967

Norma Jean marries furniture dealer Harold "Jody" Taylor at the Oklahoma City home of Wanda Jackson. The marriage spurred Norma Jean to surrender her role on "The Porter Wagoner Show"

Oct 21, 1967

Lib Robertson marries Frank Hatcher in Charlotte, North Carolina. They divorce in 1980, by which time she's already become the manager for Randy Travis

Oct 22, 1967

Waylon Jennings gets married for the third time, to Barbara Rood

Nov 6, 1967

Hank Williams Jr. marries high school sweetheart Sharon Martin in Gallatin, Tennessee, and departs on a California honeymoon

Nov 27, 1967

Ralph and Joy Emery have a son, Michael Emery

Dec 1, 1967

Nancy Ross gives birth to Polly Parsons, the only daughter of country-rock icon Gram Parsons, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

Jan 1, 1968

Little Jimmy Dickens' wife, Ernestine, dies in a car accident in Sherman, Texas, when her car veers off an icy overpass

Jan 11, 1968

Eight days after her divorce from Johnny Cash, Vivian Cash marries Ventura policeman Dick Distin in California

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