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Apr 17, 1974
Bobbie Jett, the one-time girlfriend of Hank Williams, dies in California. Her daughter, Cathy, is later found by the courts to be Williams' offspring, and she combines the two last names, Jett Williams, for her own stage name
Apr 23, 1974
"Time Don't Run Out On Me" songwriter Carole King and her husband, bass player Charles Larkey, welcome a son, Levi, at their home in Los Angeles
Apr 26, 1974
The Sons Of The Pioneers' Tim Spencer dies of a stroke at the Desert Knolls Hospital in Victorville, California. Known for its western harmony and the classics "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," the group joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
May 11, 1974
Led Zeppelin meets Elvis Presley backstage when The King performs at The Forum in Los Angeles. The band's Robert Plant ends up singing "Love Me" with Presley
Jun 1, 1974
Linda Ronstadt begins recording her album "Heart Like A Wheel" at the Sound Factory in Los Angeles. The end product contains a pair of country hits: "When Will I Be Loved" and "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"
Jun 21, 1974
Roger Miller's wife of nine years, Leah Miller, files for divorce in Los Angeles, claiming irreconcilable differences
Jun 21, 1974
Merle Haggard records "Movin' On" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles
Jul 17, 1974
Guitarist/harmony vocalist Don Rich dies in a motorcycle accident near Morro Beach, California. A member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he provided some of the inspiration in the group's sound and co-wrote "Before You Go" and "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line"
Aug 2, 1974
Pop singer Mama Cass Elliot is cremated at Hollywood Memorial Park, with record executive Lou Adler in attendance. Adler will earn credit for a country hit in 1983 as a co-writer of Joe Stampley's "Poor Side Of Town"
Aug 26, 1974
John Denver records "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles during the first night of a concert run that will become the album "An Evening With John Denver"
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