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Jun 6, 1971
The final episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs on CBS. Gladys Knight & The Pips are among his guests. The show had featured such country stars as Sonny James, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Dean, The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley
Jun 16, 1971
Rapper Tupac Shakur is born in Harlem, New York. One of hip-hop's most influential figures, he's namechecked in Florida Georgia Line's 2016 collaboration with Tim McGraw, "May We All"
Jun 27, 1971
The Allman Brothers Band--featuring "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman--plays the final show at New York's Fillmore East, along with The Beach Boys, The J. Geils Band and Mountain
Jul 2, 1971
The Beach Boys give a Manhattan performance that becomes a one-hour ABC special, "Good Vibrations From Central Park." It includes their version of a Merle Haggard song, "Okie From Muskogee"
Jul 6, 1971
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong dies in New York. Recognized as one of jazz music's greatest figures, the raspy-voiced singer joined Jimmie Rodgers to record "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" in 1930
Jul 7, 1971
The movie "Two-Lane Blacktop" has its world premiere at the Beekman Theater in Manhattan. The drag-racing picture stars future Academy of Country Music awards nominee James Taylor
Aug 1, 1971
Ex-Beatle George Harrison holds the Concert For Bangladesh at New York's Madison Square Garden, joined by Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Ravi Shankar. Harrison performs "Something," which goes on to become a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
Sep 6, 1971
Johnny Cash & June Carter participate in the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon at the Americana Hotel in New York
Sep 14, 1971
Actress Kimberly Williams is born in New York. A star in the movie "Father Of The Bride" and the TV series "According To Jim," she marries Brad Paisley in 2003, changing her name to Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Oct 14, 1971
A New York Post column tells the story of a convict who asks his wife to put a marker on a tree if she wants him back following his release in prison. It inspires "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree," a pop hit for Tony Orlando and a country success for Johnny Carver
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