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    • Sep 15, 1986
    Songwriter/producer William Wiik Larsen is born in Oslo, Norway. Known for his work in pop and R&B, he also co-writes Florida Georgia Line's country hit "H.O.L.Y."
    Oct 25, 1986
    Mark Knopfler breaks his collarbone in a celebrity race before the Australian Grand Prix. The Dire Straits guitarist finds success as a country songwriter when his songs are covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Highway 101 and John Anderson
    Nov 10, 1986
    Gordon Lightfoot enters the Canadian Hall of Fame in Toronto
    Dec 14, 1986
    Elton John records a live version of "Candle In The Wind" in Sydney, Australia, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It becomes the hit version of the song in the U.S. "Candle" gets mentioned in the lyrics of the 2016 Old Dominion country hit "Song For Another Time"
    Feb 1, 1987
    The Judds perform in the United Kingdom for the first time
    Mar 10, 1987
    Lee Greenwood begins a USO tour to perform for American troops in Europe
    Mar 26, 1987
    Lee Greenwood finishes a two-week USO tour of Europe
    Sep 19, 1987
    Songwriter Sam Ellis is born in Hespeler, Ontario. He co-writes Lady Antebellum's "What If I Never Get Over You" and Ingrid Andress' "More Hearts Than Mine"
    Nov 1, 1987
    Shania Twain's parents are killed in an automobile accident near Wawa, Ontario, leaving her to take care of her two brothers
    Dec 25, 1987
    Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A." and "Silent Night" for American troops on the U.S.S. Iowa in the Middle East. The event becomes an NBC special, "Bob Hope's USO Christmas From The Persian Gulf: Around The World In Eight Days"



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