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May 6, 1981
"Hee Haw" comedian Junior Samples is released from Northside Hospital in Atlanta, where he was treated for hardening of the arteries
Jun 6, 1981
Travis Tritt graduates from high school
Sep 11, 1981
Charles Kelley is born in Savannah, Georgia. He co-founds Lady A, a trio that snags five Grammy awards in 2011. The act goes platinum with "Need You Now," "Just A Kiss," "I Run To You," "Downtown" and "American Honey"
Jan 28, 1982
Jimmy Fortune, filling in for ailing Lew DeWitt, performs with The Statler Brothers for the first time in Savannah, Georgia
Jun 21, 1982
Kenny Rogers hears Mike Dekle's song "Scarlet Fever" on a Georgia radio station and calls Dekle for a copy. Rogers subsequently records his own version and has a hit with it the following year
Jul 5, 1982
Dave Haywood is born in Savannah, Georgia. He becomes a founding member of harmony trio Lady A, which wins seven Grammy awards from 2010-2012. The band's hits include "Bartender," "Compass," "Downtown" and "Need You Now"
Aug 6, 1982
Fans get angry when George Jones stops signing autographs outside an Augusta, Georgia, club. Friend Pee Wee Johnson tries to protect Jones' motorcycle from damage, and one of the fans breaks his jaw
Nov 7, 1982
Marty Robbins finishes 33rd in his final race, the Atlanta Journal 500, driving a Buick Regal at the Atlanta International Raceway
Dec 26, 1982
Songwriter Roger Bowling is found dead on the couch at his home in Rabun County, Georgia. Bowling wrote Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" and "Coward Of The County"
May 5, 1983
George Jones angers 750 fans at the Armadillo Palace in Athens, Georgia, when he ends his show after 29 minutes. The club owner files suit the next day, asking for $10,000 plus damages
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