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Nov 23, 1982
"Hee Haw" comedian Grady Nutt dies in a plane crash in Vinemont, Alabama. A Baptist minister and author, he joined the TV show's cast in 1979
Jan 26, 1983
Paul "Bear" Bryant, coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, dies of a heart attack at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa. He's mentioned in the second verse of the 2009 Tim McGraw hit "Southern Voice"
Apr 15, 1983
Alabama's Teddy Gentry opens a dog kennel in Fort Payne, Alabama
Jun 11, 1983
Alabama sponsors June Jam II, a charity concert in Fort Payne that also features Lee Greenwood and Janie Fricke. With more than 37,000 fans on hand, William Lee Golden is a surprise guest, joining the headliners on "My Home's In Alabama"
Jul 31, 1983
Future songwriter Aimee Mayo attends her first concert: Rick Springfield, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, where she faints at the foot of the stage. Mayo will go on to write Martina McBride's "This One's For The Girls," Blake Shelton's "Every Time I Hear That Song" and Lonestar's "Amazed"
Sep 30, 1983
Hank Williams Jr. and Jerry Lee Lewis play the Bama Blast, a rare stadium date at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Oct 3, 1983
Drake White is born in Hokes Bluff, Alabama. Influenced by soul and gospel, he scores a country hit in 2016 with "Livin' The Dream"
Feb 13, 1984
The Judds join former astronaut John Glenn as he campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
May 24, 1984
Baritone singer Adam Chance is born in Mobile, Alabama. He joins a capella group Home Free in 2016, making his recording debut that same year on the quintet's Top 5 Christmas album "Full Of (Even More) Cheer"
Jun 9, 1984
Alabama's June Jam III features Janie Fricke and Lee Greenwood, drawing 41,000 fans to Fort Payne, Alabama. Surprise guests at the benefit include Ed Bruce, Bill Medley and Ralph Emery
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