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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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