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Aug 1, 1971
Marty Robbins finishes 13th while driving a 1969 Dodge in the Dixie 500 at the Atlanta International Speedway in Georgia
Oct 29, 1971
Rock guitarist Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia. He was a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, namechecked in Conway Twitty's 1978 recording "Boogie Grass Band"
Jul 25, 1972
The New York Mets' Tug McGraw pitches two scoreless innings to win as the National League tops the American 4-3 in 10 innings in Atlanta. It's the only All-Star appearance ever for McGraw, the father of country music's Tim McGraw
Aug 25, 1972
Junior Samples shows up at the jail in Georgia's Forsyth County to post bail for his manager, James Gibson, and son, Lamar Samples, each incarcerated on alcohol charges. Instead of freeing them, Junior is booked for being intoxicated
Oct 5, 1972
Fiddler Tommy Magness dies in Georgia. A member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the early-1940s, he played on Monroe's "Mule Skinner Blues," plus Little Jimmy Dickens' "Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)"
Nov 11, 1972
Bass player Berry Oakley, of the Southern rock act The Allman Brothers Band, dies in Macon, Georgia, when his motorcycle collides with a bus. Five years later, the band is celebrated in the Conway Twitty hit "Boogie Grass Band"
Feb 23, 1973
The Atlanta Constitution quotes Skeeter Davis on the Grand Ole Opry's imminent move from the Ryman: "It's the Mother Church of Country Music. It's almost sacred. I wouldn't even do a promotion for Opryland, and you can quote me on that"
Jul 29, 1973
Actor Stephen Dorff is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of songwriter Steve Dorff. Dad goes on to write Eddie Rabbitt's "Every Which Way But Loose," Kenny Rogers' "Through The Years" and George Strait's "I Cross My Heart," among others
Nov 19, 1973
Billy Currington is born in Savannah, Georgia. Debuting with "Walk A Little Straighter" in 2003, he applies an easy-going vocal style to a string of hits, including "Don't," "That's How Country Boys Roll," "We Are Tonight" and "People Are Crazy"
Dec 2, 1973
Johnny Paycheck sings the national anthem at Atlanta Stadium, where the NFL's Buffalo Bills ground the Atlanta Falcons, 17-6
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