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Jul 11, 1970
Conway Twitty receives a phone call in Winona, Minnesota, threatening Bill Anderson's life if he performs that night. Anderson performs anyway, with 16 policemen dispersed among a crowd of 2,000
Jul 24, 1970
Eleven-year-old Marty Stuart meets Connie Smith for the first time at the Choctaw Indian Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi. He predicts to his mother he will someday marry the Grand Ole Opry singer. They do, in fact, wed 27 years later
Aug 12, 1970
Woody Guthrie is honored in a tribute concert at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. The lineup includes Bob Dylan and Joan Baez
Aug 13, 1970
Governor Lester Maddox declares Johnny Cash Day in Georgia, as Cash performs for 700 prisoners being released early for good behavior
Aug 15, 1970
Janis Joplin attends her 10-year high school reunion in Port Arthur, Texas, then goes to The Pelican Club to see Jerry Lee Lewis. Backstage, she slugs the Killer after he insults her sister
Aug 25, 1970
Elton John makes his American concert debut at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, attended by Leon Russell and future Eagles Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Introduced by Neil Diamond, John's set list includes "Honky Tonk Women"
Aug 25, 1970
Asleep At The Wheel plays its first major concert, opening for Hot Tuna and Alice Cooper at L'enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C.
Aug 28, 1970
Following a threatening phone call and a follow-up tip, Elvis Presley's entourage is told of a plot to kill The King during his Las Vegas performance that evening. Presley takes the stage with a gun in each boot, but the threat never materializes
Aug 29, 1970
Elvis Presley performs at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Seated in the audience is fellow singer Rick Nelson
Sep 7, 1970
Bobby Bare and Tom T. Hall hear Johnny Rodriguez sing at San Antonio's Alamo Village theme park. They lay the groundwork for Rodriguez to move to Nashville, where he becomes a member of Hall's band
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