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Jun 19, 1986

Johnny Rodriguez and Jerry Lee Lewis perform at a Memphis club to raise money for Johnny Paycheck's legal defense in a shooting case. Paycheck is out on a $50,000 bond, paid for by Merle Haggard and George Jones

Jun 20, 1986

Benjamin "Whitey" Ford, "The Duke Of Paducah," dies in Nashville. A leading country comedian for more than 25 years, the Grand Ole Opry star sold many of his jokes to "Hee Haw." He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 1986

Jun 21, 1986

Carl Perkins performs "Blue Suede Shoes" and "That's All Right" in the inaugural concert at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. The bill also features The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Sluggers and Greg Kihn, who covers "Summertime Blues"

Jun 27, 1986

Keith Whitley records "Hard Livin'" and "Homecoming '63" in Nashville

Jun 28, 1986

Hank Williams Jr. and Earl Thomas Conley play the inaugural country concert at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. The show is one of five that Williams uses to build his album "Hank Live." Bocephus' set includes "Dixie On My Mind," "This Ain't Dallas" and "A Country Boy Can Survive"

Jul 11, 1986

In his first recording session for Columbia, Ricky Van Shelton cuts "Somebody Lied"

Jul 12, 1986

Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XII at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre with Don Henley, J.D. Souther, John Schneider, Bill Monroe, Charlie McCoy, John Conlee, Pat Boone, The Judds, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart and Restless Heart

Jul 16, 1986

The Tennessean reports Columbia Records has allowed Johnny Cash's recording contract to lapse after 28 years on the label. Cash allegedly finds out by reading the newspaper, though the story quotes his manager

Jul 29, 1986

Singer/songwriter Paul Davis is shot in the parking lot of the Quality Inn Hall of Fame Motel on Division Street in Nashville. The assault comes as Tanya Tucker is succeeding with Davis' song "Just Another Love"

Aug 12, 1986

Whitney Houston performs at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre, where the crowd includes Music City artists Gary Morris, Dobie Gray and Restless Heart members Larry Stewart and Dave Innis

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