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Oct 12, 1973
Dolly Parton and Tom T. Hall perform in Carthage, Tennessee, at the dedication of the Cordell Hull Dam and Lake
Nov 11, 1973
Los Angeles club The Ash Grove is destroyed by fire. Believed by its owner to be a government-bred arson, it marks the end of a venue that increased the profile of such acts as Bill Monroe, The Byrds, Flatt & Scruggs and The Stoneman Family
Feb 12, 1974
The Bottom Line is established in New York City. The club hosts a wide range of country performers, including Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Carlene Carter and Michael Martin Murphey, who meets his wife, Mary, at the front door, after a show
Mar 9, 1974
The Grand Ole Opry gives its final Saturday night performance at the Ryman Auditorium before moving to new digs, at the Grand Ole Opry House. Marty Robbins delivers the last set on a night that also features Hank Snow's "Hello Love," Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn" and Bobby Bare & Bobby Bare Jr.'s "Daddy What If"
Mar 15, 1974
The Grand Ole Opry is staged at the Ryman Auditorium for the last time before moving to the Grand Ole Opry House. Charlie Walker and Bill Anderson forget the words to songs as they bid adieu to the venue. The night ends with a mass rendition of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
Mar 16, 1974
The Grand Ole Opry gives its first performance at the new Grand Ole Opry House. President Richard Nixon appears at the event. Roy Acuff, who gives Nixon a yo-yo demonstration, is the first performer, doing "Wabash Cannonball." The rest of the Opry cast appears alphabetically, beginning with Bill Anderson
May 12, 1974
A $2-million psychiatric facility is dedicated as the Johnny Cash Hospital in Decatur, Alabama. As a bronze plaque is unveiled at the ceremony, Cash says, "I feel higher than I ever did on dope"
Dec 20, 1974
Merle Haggard opens Hag's Place in North Hollywood, which he expects to become the first in a chain of clubs
Jan 22, 1975
The King of the Road Motor Inn files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Among its debts: $86,649 owed to Roger Miller, whose song gave the hotel its name
Mar 12, 1975
George Jones opens his Possum Holler nightclub at the corner of Commerce & Printers Alley in Nashville
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