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    • Sep 19, 1969
    Jimmie Rodgers collapses on stage at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque, while asking for water. He is rushed to a local hospital and released the same evening
    Sep 27, 1969
    Johnny Cash sells out a show at Los Angeles' heralded Hollywood Bowl. The event features his usual support troop: The Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins and June Carter, making her final live appearance before delivering a child in March
    Oct 22, 1969
    The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, perform at The Corral in Los Angeles. In the audience: The Rolling Stones
    Nov 15, 1969
    Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Nov 16, 1969
    Janis Joplin is arrested in Tampa for using vulgar language on stage. Within a year, she records "Me And Bobby McGee," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the greatest country singles in history
    Nov 23, 1969
    Singer/songwriter Spade Cooley dies of a heart attack after a benefit concert for the Alameda County Sheriff's Association. His three-song set included "San Antonio Rose." After serving eight years in prison for killing his wife, he was set for parole on February 22, 1970
    Dec 1, 1969
    Delaney & Bonnie perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The audience includes future country hitmaker Eric Clapton, plus George Harrison and Ringo Starr
    Dec 5, 1969
    The Johnny Cash Show sets a record for New York's Madison Square Garden, attracting 21,000 people. The concert is issued as a live album in 2002 with appearances by June Carter, The Carter Family, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers and Tommy Cash
    Dec 6, 1969
    The Rolling Stones' free show at Altamont, California, goes awry as one concert-goer is stabbed to death in a confrontation with Hell's Angels, who are handling security. Also on the bill are The Flying Burrito Brothers, including Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons, performing "Six Days On The Road"
    Dec 16, 1969
    Skeeter Davis watches from the side of the stage as Janis Joplin performs at the Fairground Coliseum in Nashville. The set includes "Me And Bobby McGee"



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