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  • May 31, 1979
    Lynn Anderson and husband Harold "Spook" Stream have a baby, William Gray Stream, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana
    May 9, 1980
    Warner Bros. premieres "Bronco Billy" in New Orleans, Louisiana. The picture yields hits with Merle Haggard's "Misery And Gin," Ronnie Milsap's "Cowboys And Clowns" and "Bar Room Buddies," which pairs Haggard with the movie's star, Clint Eastwood
    Jan 1, 1981
    Brenda Lee sings the national anthem for the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, where the Georgia Bulldogs defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 17-10
    May 13, 1981
    Cajun accordion player Nathan Abshire dies in Mamou, Louisiana. His 1949 recording of "Pine Grove Blues" is heralded in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles in history
    Aug 1, 1981
    Kix Brooks marries Barbara Bruce at his parents' home near Lake Bistineau outside of Shreveport. He oversleeps and barely arrives on time
    Sep 26, 1981
    Shreveport police break up a hotel fight at 5 a.m. in which Glen Campbell is found pounding on Tanya Tucker's door and shouting profanities. Witnesses say the fight had lasted for more than two hours
    Jan 22, 1982
    Singer/songwriter Frank Foster is born in Cypress Bottom, Louisiana. Following his 2011 debut, Foster notches Top 10 country albums with 2014's "Rhythm And Whiskey" and 2016's "Boots On The Ground"
    Apr 8, 1982
    Guitarist Tommy Tomlinson dies of heart failure in Louisiana. He played on the Johnny Horton hits "The Battle Of New Orleans," "Sink The Bismarck" and "North To Alaska"
    Jun 13, 1982
    Johnny Cash & June Carter join reverend Billy Graham and vice president George Bush in an event at the Superdome in New Orleans to help kick off a Southern Baptist Pastors Conference
    Sep 27, 1982
    Rapper Lil Wayne is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He gets namechecked in the first line of Tim McGraw's 2012 single "Truck Yeah"

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