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Jun 18, 1966
Faron Young, Waylon Jennings and Norma Jean provide a pre-game concert at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, where the hometown Cardinals baseball team edges the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2
Nov 21, 1968
Jan Howard performs on Bill Anderson's show in St. Louis, Missouri, her first concert date since she lost her oldest son in Vietnam. Also on the bill: Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright and Carl Smith
Dec 27, 1969
Stand-up bass player Darrin Vincent is born in Missouri. The brother of bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent, he joins Jamie Dailey to establish Dailey & Vincent, winning the IBMA's Entertainer of the Year in 2008 and 2009. The duo joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2017
Oct 25, 1970
Chely Wright is born in Kansas City, Missouri. She wins the Academy of Country Music's Top New Female award in 1995 and earns a #1 hit in 1999 with "Single White Female." In 2010, she becomes the genre's first openly gay artist
Feb 5, 1971
Sara Evans is born in Boonville, Missouri. Following her 1998 hit "No Place That Far," she earns the Academy of Country Music's Top Female Vocalist in 2006 while stringing together hits with "Born To Fly," "Suds In The Bucket," "A Real Fine Place To Start" and "A Little Bit Stronger"
Sep 25, 1971
West Plains, Missouri, celebrates Porter Wagoner Day by renaming a city street Porter Wagoner Boulevard
Jan 23, 1972
T. Texas Tyler dies in Springfield, Missouri, with stomach cancer. Nicknamed "The Man With A Million Friends," he enjoyed a series of hit singles from 1946-1954, including "Bumming Around," "Filipino Baby" and the recitation "Deck Of Cards"
Mar 25, 1972
Connie Smith and Leroy Van Dyke take part in a telethon in Springfield, Missouri, that raises $226,000 for cerebral palsy
Aug 23, 1972
The city of West Plains, Missouri, observes Jan Howard Day and opens the Jan Howard Expressway
Oct 17, 1972
Marshall Mathers is born in St. Joseph, Missouri. Known publicly as rapper Eminem, his 2000 single "The Real Slim Shady" is referenced in the 2013 Jason Aldean country hit "1994"
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