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Slice and dice country music history by a specific kind of event: birth, death, gold album, Macy�s Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance - more than 250 ways to look at recurring events

Oct 12, 2016

Elvis Presley ranks #4 as Forbes lists the top-earning dead celebrities after earning $27 million in a year. Also in the Top 13: Michael Jackson, #1, $825 million; Bob Marley, #6, $21 million; John Lennon, #8, $12 million; David Bowie, #11, $10.5 million; and Elizabeth Taylor, #13, $8 million

Oct 18, 2016

Denver radio station KYGO raises $70,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with a benefit at the Grizzly Rose. The lineup includes Cam, Eric Paslay, Kelsea Ballerini, Maddie & Tae, Big & Rich, Chase Rice and Easton Corbin

Oct 21, 2016

Carrie Underwood attends the grand opening of a Dick's Sporting Goods store at the Baybrook Mall in Houston. Underwood and Dick's, which carries her Calia active wear line, donate $100,000 to a local charity

Oct 22, 2016

Eric Church donates $1 million for diabetes research during a fundraiser at the Westin in Charlotte, where his parents, Ken and Rita Church, receive an award

Oct 25, 2016

John Rich holds a fundraiser at his Nashville home to help battle drug addiction. Clint Black is on hand for the event, which brings in more than $60,000

Oct 25, 2016

Old Dominion performs at the Loveless Barn in Nashville, raising $100,000 for neonatal intensive care at a local hospital

Oct 29, 2016

Rodney Crowell visits the emergency room for a cardiac issue after sound check for the Celebrity Barn Dance at the Jaeckle Center in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Ashley Monroe perform, raising $50,000 for the Music Health Alliance. Crowell reappears for the final two songs

Nov 2, 2016

After earning $170 million of income in a one-year period, Taylor Swift ranks #1 on Forbes' list of the Highest-Paid Women In Music. Also in the Top 10 are Madonna, #3, $76.5 million; and Shania Twain, #9, $27.5 million

Nov 16, 2016

Lauren Alaina, Craig Campbell, Chase Bryant and Brett Young raise $11,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the Kat Country Jam, a WKKT concert at the Fillmore Charlotte in North Carolina

Nov 22, 2016

Tracy Lawrence raises $133,000 for the Nashville Rescue Mission during the second Mission Possible benefit at the Wildhorse Saloon, joined by Big & Rich, Jerrod Niemann, Ben Rue and Halfway To Hazard

The Ultimate Country Music Database

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