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Jan 1, 1974
Rick Nelson and his Stone Canyon Band begin a six-night run at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Among the fans who walk through the turnstiles is future Desert Rose Band guitarist John Jorgenson
Jan 1, 1974
Carl Smith ends a 24-year relationship with Columbia Records. The association yielded such hits as "Loose Talk," "You're Free To Go" and "Hey Joe!"
Jan 2, 1974
Tennessee Ernie Ford makes a guest appearance on the CBS series "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour"
Jan 2, 1974
Tex Ritter dies at Nashville's Baptist Hospital of a heart attack, suffered at the Davidson County jail, where he bailed out a member of his band. The western movie star was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and a 1964 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jan 4, 1974
Charlie Rich sings "Behind Closed Doors" and Eric Weissberg does "Dueling Banjos" as Wolfman Jack hosts "The Midnight Special" on NBC. Also featured: Dobie Gray, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Loggins & Messina, Al Green, Billy Preston and Dr. Hook
Jan 4, 1974
The music of Chet Atkins serves as a wakeup call for astronauts on Skylab 4
Jan 4, 1974
Conway Twitty records "(I Can't Believe) She Gives It All To Me" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1974
Four hundred attend the funeral for Tex Ritter at Nashville's First Presbyterian Church, including Roy Acuff and Ernest Tubb
Jan 5, 1974
Charlie Rich and Bill Cosby are guests on the syndicated TV show "The Wacky World Of Jonathan Winters"
Jan 5, 1974
Jim Ed Brown sings "Broad-Minded Man" and Roy Acuff performs "Great Speckled Bird" on the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw." Also appearing are regulars Buck Owens, Roy Clark and Gunilla Hutton
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