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Jun 20, 1983
Louise Massey dies in San Angelo, Texas. She headed a Texas-based ensemble, Louise Massey & The Westerners, which managed several western-tinged crossover hits during the 1930s and '40s
Jul 25, 1983
The Oak Ridge Boys are named honorary Dallas citizens when they present their fifth Stars For Children benefit at Reunion Arena. The bill also features Lee Greenwood, The Commodores, Rosanne Cash and George "Goober" Lindsey
Aug 5, 1983
David Crosby, formerly of The Byrds, receives a five-year prison sentence from a Dallas judge for drug charges filed after a 1982 arrest. Crosby is allowed out on bond while the decision is appealed
Aug 15, 1983
Guitarist Danelle Leverett is born in Amarillo, Texas. She becomes one-half of the JaneDear girls, who earn a 2011 hit with their debut single, "Wildflower"
Nov 10, 1983
Miranda Lambert is born in Longview, Texas. Introduced on TV's "Nashville Star," she combines a feisty attitude and deep sensitivity while winning the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist of the Year seven times in eight years from 2010-2017
Nov 18, 1983
Faron Young is pulled over in a 1976 Mercury station wagon and arrested in Austin, Texas, for driving while intoxicated
Jan 28, 1984
Al Dexter dies of a heart attack in Denton, Texas. His career, which included both western swing and honky-tonk, was best known for 1944's "Pistol Packin' Mama"
Feb 5, 1984
A touring production of "Annie Get Your Gun" begins in Texas, co-starring Helen Cornelius and Dave & Sugar founder Dave Rowland
Apr 1, 1984
Carrie Carter dies in Fort Worth, Texas. Her late husband, David "Dad" Carter, was the founder of The Chuck Wagon Gang, a country-gospel family act that featured their children Anna, Rose and Jim Carter
Apr 1, 1984
George Jones opens the Jones Country Music Park in Colmesneil, Texas. The first show features Johnny Cash, who joins Jones on a rendition of "I Got Stripes"
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