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Aug 11, 1972
Elvis Presley files for divorce from Priscilla in Santa Monica, California
Aug 22, 1972
Merle Haggard takes his first stab at cutting "I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles
Aug 27, 1972
Glen Campbell is among the party-goers at the San Clemente, California, home of president Richard Nixon. He mingles with Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Debbie Reynolds, Billy Graham, George Burns and Mary Tyler Moore
Sep 12, 1972
Actor William Boyd dies of heart failure related to Parkinson's disease in Laguna Beach, California. He's best known for his role as silver-screen cowboy Hopalong Cassidy, recognized in the 1974 Roy Rogers hit "Hoppy, Gene And Me"
Nov 6, 1972
Buck Owens records the original solo version of "Streets Of Bakersfield" in the afternoon at his Bakersfield studios
Nov 12, 1972
Songwriter Rudolf Friml dies in Hollywood. He composed 20 Broadway musicals, including "Indian Love Call" and "Rose Marie." The title songs from both those projects were rejiggered as country hits by Slim Whitman during the 1950s
Dec 4, 1972
The Byrds' Chris Hillman hosts his own birthday party at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont. He throws out former bandmate Gram Parsons for drunken behavior
Jan 28, 1973
"Elvis On Tour" shares a Golden Globe award with "Walls Of Fire" for Best Feature Documentary as the trophies are handed out in Hollywood
Feb 3, 1973
Songwriter Andy Razaf dies of kidney failure at Riverside Hospital in North Hollywood, California. A frequent collaborator with Fats Waller, he co-wrote "Ain't Misbehavin'," which Hank Williams Jr. translates into a country hit in 1986
Feb 26, 1973
Donna Fargo wins four Academy Of Country & Western Music awards at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. She earns Top Female Vocalist, and "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." nabs Single Record, Song and Album of the Year
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