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May 26, 1971
Singer/songwriter Keith Gattis is born in Georgetown, Texas. Signed to RCA during the 1990s, he plays guitar in Dwight Yoakam's band for a time and writes the Kenny Chesney hits "El Cerrito Place" and "When I See This Bar"
May 27, 1971
Bob Dunn, steel player for Milton Brown's Brownies, dies of lung cancer in Houston, Texas. In January 1935, he became the first person to play on a country recording with an electric instrument
Sep 24, 1971
Johnny Cash brings his entourage for a Billy Graham Crusade at Texas Stadium in Irving, including June Carter Cash, The Carter Family and The Statler Brothers
Dec 4, 1971
Seven months after eloping to Mexico, George Strait re-marries Norma Voss in Texas to satisfy their parents
Dec 12, 1971
Marty Robbins finishes 25th driving a 1971 Dodge owned by Bobby Allison in the Texas 500 at the Texas World Speedway in College Station
Jan 21, 1972
"Hee Haw" star Lulu Roman is sentenced in Dallas to four years in prison for possession of marijuana
Feb 5, 1972
Instrumentalist Link Davis dies at a Veterans Administration hospital in Houston. His son, Link Davis Jr., will play saxophone, fiddle and accordion on numerous Asleep At The Wheel recordings, including Grammy nominees "Ragtime Annie" and "Route 66"
Feb 23, 1972
Steve Holy is born in Dallas, Texas. He earns a major hit with his ballad "Good Morning Beautiful" in 2001, returning to prominence five years later with the rambunctious "Brand New Girlfriend"
Mar 6, 1972
Bob Wills Day is celebrated in Fort Worth, where the western swing pioneer is honored at the Blackstone Hotel. Tompall & The Glaser Brothers sing "Faded Love" to Wills, accompanied by numerous members of The Texas Playboys
Mar 17, 1972
An outdoors festival in Dripping Springs, Texas, is one of the first to draw hippies and traditional country fans, inspiring Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnics. In the lineup with Nelson are Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, Buck Owens, Kris Kristofferson, Tex Ritter and Tom T. Hall
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