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Mar 5, 1986

Willie Nelson leads the final list for the Academy of Country Music awards as he accrues five nominations. Four nods go to Hank Williams Jr. and Alabama

Mar 11, 1986

Barbara Mandrell ties Meryl Streep for Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer and Kenny Rogers wins Favorite Country Music Performer at the People's Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. "We Are The World" wins Favorite New Song

Mar 14, 1986

Este Haim is born in Los Angeles. In 2007, she joins younger sisters Danielle and Alana to form a pop band, HAIM. They release their first album in 2013 and earn a Top 5 country single in 2020 by collaborating with Taylor Swift on "No Body, No Crime"

Mar 18, 1986

Dwight Yoakam headlines at the Roxy Theatre on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, where his audience includes Byrds founder Chris Hillman

Mar 20, 1986

Ed McMahon receives a star at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McMahon's "Star Search" brought national exposure to Sawyer Brown, LeAnn Rimes and Little Texas

Apr 8, 1986

Merle Haggard's one-time duet buddy, Clint Eastwood, is elected mayor of Carmel, California, winning 72% of the vote

Apr 13, 1986

The day before the Academy of Country Music Awards, Randy Travis attends a baseball game at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, where the Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants, 3-2

Apr 14, 1986

Alabama wins Entertainer of the Year for a record fifth straight time at the 21st annual Academy of Country Music awards, aired by NBC from Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The band also collects its sixth straight Top Vocal Group trophy

Apr 23, 1986

Roy Orbison celebrates his 50th birthday by buying a home in Malibu, California

Apr 25, 1986

Joe Ely's equipment trailer is burglarized in San Francisco. The thief gets away with all the band's gear, including two of Ely's guitars

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