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Feb 26, 1970
Grand opening is held for Roger Miller's King of the Road Motor Inn at 211 N. First Street in Nashville, with Miller performing in a gray-and-pink pinstripe suit. Built for $2.75 million, it becomes the site where Ronnie Milsap is discovered
Apr 25, 1970
The third Loretta Lynn's Western Wear store in Nashville opens at 435 Donelson Pike
Jun 17, 1970
Mercury Records opens a new $450,000 studio in Nashville. As the Mercury Studio, and later as Sound Stage, it hosts hit sessions by Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Strait, Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Young, among others
Jun 30, 1970
Roy Acuff oversees groundbreaking at Opryland. After Acuff blows a whistle, Bashful Brother Oswald splits the turf with a plow pulled by a pair of mules
Jul 27, 1970
Minnie Pearl cuts the ribbon at Minnie Pearl's Country Dairy, a restaurant that serves burgers, shakes and ice cream. The business is located on Main Street in Nashville
Aug 7, 1970
The Armadillo World Headquarters opens in Austin, becoming an unofficial launching pad for the outlaw movement and a developmental home for Willie Nelson
Nov 12, 1970
The second Tex Ritter's Chuckwagon franchise opens at Harding Road in Nashville
Mar 7, 1971
Gilley's nightclub opens in Pasadena, Texas. Named for part-owner Mickey Gilley, the home of the mechanical bull provides the inspiration for the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," which results in a short-term country trend
Apr 4, 1971
George Jones opens his Old Plantation Music Park in Lakeland, Florida. He headlines a day-one concert that also features Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Harold Morrison, Anthony Armstrong Jones and emcee Ralph Emery
Oct 1, 1971
Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida. The Disney corporation later expands to include a Nashville-based country label, Lyric Street Records, which finds success with SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts and Aaron Tippin, among others
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