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Jul 1, 1973
Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "This Land Is Your Land" as NBC shoots "The Stars And Stripes Show" in Oklahoma City. The lineup also features Bob Hope, Lou Rawls, Anita Bryant and Doc Severinsen
Jul 1, 1973
Elvis Presley performs two shows at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. The audience includes Donna Fargo
Jul 2, 1973
MCA releases Conway Twitty's "You've Never Been This Far Before"
Jul 2, 1973
MCA releases Dobie Gray's original version of "Loving Arms." Elvis Presley re-records the song in December, and it becomes a hit for The King in 1981
Jul 3, 1973
Hank Williams Jr. records "The Last Love Song" in Nashville
Jul 3, 1973
Tennessee Ernie Ford performs "This Land Is Your Land" while hosting the NBC special "The Stars And Stripes Show," featuring Bob Hope, Anita Bryant, Lou Rawls and Doc Severinsen
Jul 4, 1973
Songwriter Michael Clark moves from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Nashville, where he ends up writing such hits as Tracy Byrd's "Big Love," Conway Twitty's "Slow Hand," Alabama's "Reckless" and BlackHawk's "Down In Flames"
Jul 4, 1973
Marty Robbins finishes 8th in a 1973 Dodge Charger in the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida
Jul 4, 1973
Willie Nelson holds his first Fourth of July Picnic in Dripping Springs, Texas. The lineup includes Tom T. Hall, Leon Russell, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Charlie Rich. Nelson's drummer, Paul English, gets married on stage with Jennings serving as best man
Jul 4, 1973
Johnny Cash joins his former backing vocal group, The Statler Brothers, for their "Happy Birthday U.S.A." concert at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton, Virginia
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