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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 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 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
Nov 20, 1970
Elton John shares the bill with Leon Russell, a future duet partner for Willie Nelson, when he plays New York's Fillmore East. The audience includes "It Ain't Me, Babe" songwriter Bob Dylan
Feb 24, 1971
Elvis Presley and his wife, Priscilla, attend when Ann-Margret opens at the International Hotel in Las Vegas
Mar 20, 1971
When Steve Goodman attends an Arlo Guthrie show at the Quiet Knight in Chicago, the club's owner, Richard Harding, encourages Goodman to play "City Of New Orleans" backstage. Guthrie ends up recording the song and earning a pop hit with it
Apr 6, 1971
"Bartender's Blues" songwriter James Taylor goes backstage to meet Carly Simon at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. They marry 19 months later
May 24, 1971
Steve Goodman writes "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," with uncredited assistance from John Prine, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York after leaving Paul Anka's show
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