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Mar 28, 1970
Ray Price is named honorary mayor of Del Rio, Texas
Apr 1, 1970
Paul Cohen dies in Bryan, Texas. An executive with Decca Records, he was the first producer to record major performers in Nashville, at the Tulane Hotel. He is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1976
Jul 4, 1970
Less than two months after meeting Guy Clark at her sister's funeral, Susanna Talley moves to Houston, where he resides. They marry in 1972
Jul 8, 1970
Drew Womack is born in Brownwood, Texas. He becomes the lead singer of Sons Of The Desert, which earns two hits in 1997 and backs Lee Ann Womack on "I Hope You Dance." Womack also writes Kenny Chesney's 1997 single "She's Got It All"
Aug 7, 1970
The Armadillo World Headquarters opens in Austin, becoming an unofficial launching pad for the outlaw movement and a developmental home for Willie Nelson
Aug 15, 1970
Janis Joplin attends her 10-year high school reunion in Port Arthur, Texas, then goes to The Pelican Club to see Jerry Lee Lewis. Backstage, she slugs the Killer after he insults her sister
Sep 7, 1970
Bobby Bare and Tom T. Hall hear Johnny Rodriguez sing at San Antonio's Alamo Village theme park. They lay the groundwork for Rodriguez to move to Nashville, where he becomes a member of Hall's band
Nov 15, 1970
Singer/songwriter Jack Ingram is born in Houston. After more than 10 years on the Texas red-dirt circuit, he nets hits beginning in 2006 with "Wherever You Are," "Love You" and "Barefoot And Crazy." Ingram also co-writes Miranda Lambert's 2018 CMA Song of the Year nominee "Tin Man"
Nov 30, 1970
Fort Worth observes Bill Mack Day, celebrating the WBAP disc jockey who wrote the future LeAnn Rimes hit "Blue"
Dec 5, 1970
The movie "Brewster McCloud" opens in Houston. The film is produced by Lou Adler, who co-wrote Joe Stampley's "Poor Side Of Town," and directed by Robert Altman, who co-writes John Anderson's "Black Sheep." Both songs are country hits in 1983
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