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Nov 14, 1970

Elvis Presley performs at The Forum in Los Angeles, his first concert in the city since 1957. While there, he's served with papers in a paternity suit filed in August by a waitress from North Hollywood. A blood test later proves he is not the father

Nov 16, 1970

Roger Miller and his wife, Leah Miller, welcome a daughter, Shannon Elizabeth Miller, in Los Angeles

Dec 10, 1970

Kevin Sharp is born in Redding, California. He emerges in country music in 1996 with a remake of the pop ballad "Nobody Knows," five years after a doctor gave him a cancer-related death sentence. Sharp's debut album nets two additional hits

Dec 12, 1970

Buck Owens records the Paul Simon-penned pop hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at his Bakersfield studios

Jan 1, 1971

Former Air Force general and Pan Am executive Henry Kristofferson dies of heart failure in Fallbrook, California. His passing comes as his son, Kris Kristofferson, is enjoying hits as the writer of "Me And Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

Jan 1, 1971

Songwriter Joseph Lilley dies in North Hollywood, California. A composer for several Elvis Presley movie soundtracks, he's best known for co-writing the western standard "Jingle! Jangle! Jingle!"

Feb 1, 1971

Lyricist Bob Hilliard dies in Hollywood. Known for "Our Day Will Come," his "Any Day Now" will be revived 11 years later by country singer Ronnie Milsap. Mickey Gilley also remakes his "Bouquet Of Roses"

Feb 9, 1971

Welcome to California: One day after Lee Greenwood moved to Los Angeles, the city suffers its worst earthquake in 50 years, hitting 6.7 on the Richter scale

Feb 27, 1971

Buck Owens records "Ruby (Are You Mad)" at the Buck Owens Studios in Bakersfield

Mar 16, 1971

Lynn Anderson walks off with Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for "Rose Garden," as the 13th annual Grammy Awards air live on television or the first time, from the Hollywood Palladium

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