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    • Feb 27, 1970
    Elvis Presley begins a three-night run at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo in the Astrodome. He breaks previous records, drawing 207,494 fans
    Apr 17, 1970
    Johnny Cash plays the White House with June Carter and The Statler Brothers. Cash declines president Richard Nixon's request to do Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and Guy Drake's "Welfare Cadilac," but does perform "Folsom Prison Blues," "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" and "What Is Truth"
    Apr 21, 1970
    Drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray debut as members of Elton John's band in London. The two will eventually appear as backing vocalists on Earl Thomas Conley's 1985 country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Apr 25, 1970
    Sevierville, Tennessee, celebrates the second Dolly Parton Day with a concert at the county high school that includes a surprise guest: Porter Wagoner. On the set list: "Daddy Come And Get Me," "Tomorrow Is Forever" and "Coat Of Many Colors"
    May 9, 1970
    Lynyrd Skynyrd plays "Free Bird" live for the first time at the opening of the Jacksonville Art Museum. The song is namechecked in Brad Paisley's 2008 collaboration with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
    May 14, 1970
    Johnny Cash performs for inmates at Leavenworth Prison in Kansas
    Jun 12, 1970
    Jerry Lee Lewis' concert in Louisville, Kentucky, attracts a significant fan: Janis Joplin
    Jun 23, 1970
    Kris Kristofferson launches his first concert tour, performing at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California
    Jun 28, 1970
    In a break from shooting for the Kirk Douglas movie "A Gunfight," Johnny Cash and June Carter perform for inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe
    Jul 4, 1970
    The Statler Brothers host the first "Happy Birthday U.S.A." concert in Staunton, Virginia, beginning a 25-year tradition



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