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May 9, 1983
Manager Bob Neal dies at Park View Medical Center in Nashville. A disc jockey and booking agent, he served as a personal manager for Elvis Presley before Colonel Tom Parker signed the singer. Neal also worked with Sonny James, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rodriguez and Barbara Mandrell
May 15, 1983
Bashful Brother Oswald marries Euneta Orene Adams at the former home of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Roy Acuff sings "Tied Down," and Bill Carlisle performs "Too Old To Cut The Mustard"
May 17, 1983
The Statler Brothers claim four nominations, and Alabama earns three, for the Music City News awards as finalists are announced in Nashville
May 20, 1983
Johnny Cash begins four days in traction in a Nashville hospital to relieve two compressed vertebrae. He attributes the condition to 27 years of touring
Jun 2, 1983
George Jones performs at the Franklin High School stadium in Tennessee, reportedly marking his 100th straight concert without a no-show
Jun 6, 1983
The late Marty Robbins receives three trophies at The Music City News awards, while Alabama claims two
Jun 21, 1983
Mercury Records signs Kathy Mattea to her first recording contract
Jun 22, 1983
Conway Twitty's Twitty Birds beat Barbara Mandrell's Do-Rites, 14-10, in the annual Celebrity Softball Classic at Nashville's Greer Stadium during Fan Fair. Participants include Bill Anderson and Dottie West
Jun 23, 1983
Jerry Reed, T.G. Sheppard and TV reporter Chris Clark open the first movie theater in Williamson County, Tennessee
Jun 23, 1983
A monument is placed on the grave of former Grand Ole Opry star DeFord Bailey nearly a year after the harmonica player's death. Taking part in the ceremony at Nashville's Greenwood Cemetery: Opry stalwarts Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe
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