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May 10, 1974
Eric Clapton records "I Shot The Sheriff" at Miami's Criteria Studios. The band includes drummer Jamie Oldaker, a future member of The Tractors
Aug 24, 1974
Singer/songwriter Clint Daniels is born in Panama City, Florida. Signed to several labels beginning in the 1990s, he writes the Joe Nichols single "Brokenheartsville," Montgomery Gentry's "Roll With It" and Brooks & Dunn's "God Must Be Busy"
Feb 16, 1975
Marty Robbins wrecks a 1974 Dodge in the Daytona 500 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Benny Parsons eventually wins the race
Jul 6, 1975
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant leaves the stage when he coughs up blood at a show in Jacksonville, Florida, setting off a riot among fans. "Sweet Home Alabama" is cited among the greatest country singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Nov 30, 1975
Mindy McCready is born in Fort Myers, Florida. Her sassy, confident approach nets late-1990s hits with "Ten Thousand Angels" and "Guys Do It All The Time." Personal issues lead to a downward spiral that culminates in suicide in 2013
Jan 11, 1976
Johnny Cash serves as host during the taping of an NBC-TV special, "200 Years Of Circus In America," in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the headquarters for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's Circus
Mar 2, 1976
Bobby Goldsboro, Billy Grammer, Charlie Louvin and Grandpa Jones appear at a George Wallace campaign rally at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida
Apr 30, 1976
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and Leon Wilkeson get into a fight on stage in Lakeland, Florida, but finish the show. The group's "Sweet Home Alabama" is ranked among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
May 1, 1976
The Charlie Daniels Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special play the Sunshine Jam at Jacksonville's Gator Bowl to raise money for Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign
Jul 10, 1976
Charlie Daniels plays during a Southern rock fundraiser for presidential candidate Jimmy Carter at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, with The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws and Bonnie Bramlett. Lynyrd Skynyrd cancels, citing illness
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