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    • Jul 1, 1987
    Pop songwriter Jerry Livingston dies at his home in Beverly Hills. His career included plenty of movie work, plus country hits with Jim Reeves' "Adios Amigo" and The Hoosier Hot Shots' "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"
    Jul 3, 1987
    A 14-year-old Jimmy Wayne is in the backseat of an Oldsmobile Delta 88 when his stepdad shoots someone--just one episode in a tragic childhood that leads him to become a homeless teenager
    Jul 4, 1987
    Earl Thomas Conley's "That Was A Close One" climbs into the top position on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 4, 1987
    Piano player Fred "Papa" Calhoun dies in a Fort Worth nursing home. He made his greatest impact as a member of Milton Brown's western swing band, The Musical Brownies, though he would later play with Cliff Bruner and Ted Daffan
    Jul 4, 1987
    Johnny Cash performs with The Boston Pops for Independence Day, turning in a version of "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Jul 4, 1987
    Sylvia guests at The Statler Brothers' "Happy Birthday, U.S.A." concert
    Jul 4, 1987
    Willie Nelson moves his Fourth of July Picnic to Carl's Corner, Texas. Guests include: Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Bruce Hornsby, Roger Miller and Joe Walsh
    Jul 6, 1987
    The movie "La Bamba" is released. The biopic covers the life of Ritchie Valens, who died in the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper. All three are portrayed in the picture, as are Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson, songwriter Sharon Sheeley and future Nashville studio guitarist Tommy Allsup
    Jul 6, 1987
    Kris Kristofferson apologizes to a veterans group in New York after a plaque he received from the group is discovered in the trash
    Jul 7, 1987
    Warner/Curb releases Hank Williams Jr.'s album "Born To Boogie"
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