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Jul 21, 1977

Buck Owens reconciles with his new bride, fiddler Jana Jae, in Bakersfield. The couple's on-again, off-again marriage is soon off again--he disappears within 24 hours

Jul 22, 1977

Johnny Cash becomes a grandfather as Cindy Cash and her husband, John Brock, welcome a daughter, Jessica Brock

Jul 26, 1977

Robert Plant's six-year-old son, Karac, dies in England after contracting a virus. Plant is destined to have a Top 5 country album in 2007 with "Raising Sand," a collaboration with Alison Krauss

Jul 30, 1977

Buck Owens, undergoing a rocky start to his May marriage to fiddler Jana Jae, returns to her in Bakersfield following an eight-day absence. He leaves again mysteriously four days later

Jul 31, 1977

Lisa Marie Presley arrives at Graceland for a two-week stay with her father, Elvis Presley. It's her last visit during his lifetime

Aug 8, 1977

Elvis Presley rents Memphis' Libertyland amusement park for $2,500 after midnight as a present for Lisa Marie

Aug 17, 1977

Buck Owens files for divorce from fiddler Jana Jae in Bakersfield, California. He had filed for an annulment in May, just days after the couple married, but rescinded the petition shortly thereafter

Aug 18, 1977

Jana Jae Owens asks a Los Angeles court to perform psychiatric tests on husband Buck Owens, calling him "completely erratic"

Aug 24, 1977

Carole King, who wrote Bobby Bare's "What Am I Gonna Do," marries musician Rick Evers in Boise, Idaho

Aug 27, 1977

Jimmy Buffett marries for the second time, to Janie Slagsvol in Redstone, Colorado. Among the wedding guests: J.D. Souther, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg and journalist Hunter S. Thompson

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