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Feb 26, 1971
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band opens for comedian Bill Cosby at the landmark Carnegie Hall in New York. Defying musical boundaries, they welcome jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie on their first number
Feb 28, 1971
The Everly Brothers appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing "Bye Bye Love," "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and the Merle Haggard hit "Mama Tried"
Mar 7, 1971
Roy Clark plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" on banjo in an installment of CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show." Also featured is Jeannie C. Riley, performing "Oh, Singer"
Mar 8, 1971
Capitol Records founder Johnny Mercer is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the New York Hilton. Other additions include Harry Warren, Rudolf Friml and Ira Gershwin
Apr 27, 1971
The Beach Boys are unannounced guests at a Grateful Dead show at the Fillmore East in New York. Among the songs the two bands perform together is a surprising version of Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee"
May 23, 1971
Kris Kristofferson brings out two surprise guests during a show at New York's Bitter End: John Prine and Steve Goodman, who serves up "City Of New Orleans"
May 24, 1971
Steve Goodman writes "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," with uncredited assistance from John Prine, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York after leaving Paul Anka's show
May 25, 1971
John Prine records "Paradise" at the A&R Studios in New York with Steve Goodman providing harmony vocals. The song becomes a signature piece in Prine's career and will be covered by Randy Travis for the soundtrack of "Fire Down Below"
May 26, 1971
Don McLean records "American Pie" at the Record Plant in New York City. It will be referenced in the 2015 Keith Urban hit "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Jun 4, 1971
New York's Madison Square Garden draws 11,000 fans in its first all-Nashville package show, featuring Sonny James, Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Del Reeves, Jim Ed Brown, Faron Young and Loretta Lynn
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