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Aug 1, 1986
Singer/songwriter Brent Cobb is born in Americus, Georgia. He co-writes the pandemic-inspired Luke Combs hit "Six Feet Apart"
Aug 2, 1986
George Strait makes a stop at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
Aug 4, 1986
Dan Evans is born in Frankfort, Illinois. After coming to national attention on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," he collects a Top 10 country album in 2008
Aug 4, 1986
Ricky Van Shelton marries his girlfriend of seven years, Bettye Witt
Aug 4, 1986
Merle Haggard skips a fair date in Clark County, Washington. Associates attribute the cancellation to the flu, though rumors run rampant that a fight with his wife, Deborah, precipitated the no-show
Aug 5, 1986
Motown releases Lionel Richie's album "Dancing On The Ceiling." It includes his single "Deep River Woman," featuring Alabama
Aug 5, 1986
Songwriter Harlan Howard files suit against Merle Haggard, claiming Hag borrowed parts of his 1960 song, "Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today," in writing "Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room Tonight"
Aug 8, 1986
Atlantic releases the soundtrack to "Stand By Me," featuring Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls Of Fire," Buddy Holly's "Everday" and Ben E. King's title track
Aug 8, 1986
David Crosby, of Crosby, Stills & Nash, is released from Huntsville State Prison in Texas after serving a sentence for drug and weapons offenses. He had a hand in the growth of country-rock, as a founding member of The Byrds
Aug 9, 1986
Freddie Mercury appears in his final concert with Queen at Knebworth Park in England. The day's performances include "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," a future country hit for Dwight Yoakam
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