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    • Apr 25, 1974
    Kris Kristofferson is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
    Apr 26, 1974
    Johnny Cash hosts "Country Comes Home," an NBC special shot at the new Grand Ole Opry House. Guests include Chet Atkins, Roy Acuff, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tom T. Hall, Minnie Pearl, Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb and Charlie Rich
    Apr 26, 1974
    Host Charlie Rich and Anne Murray duet on "Break My Mind" during "The Midnight Special." Rich also performs "The Most Beautiful Girl," "Behind Closed Doors" and "Life's Little Ups And Downs." Others appearing on the NBC show include The Staple Singers and Dobie Gray
    Apr 26, 1974
    The Sons Of The Pioneers' Tim Spencer dies of a stroke at the Desert Knolls Hospital in Victorville, California. Known for its western harmony and the classics "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," the group joins the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980
    Apr 27, 1974
    Hank Snow snags the final #1 Billboard country single of his career with "Hello Love"
    Apr 27, 1974
    Charlie Rich hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first of five weeks with "Very Special Love Songs"
    Apr 29, 1974
    Guitarist Adam Shoenfeld is born. He co-writes Faith Hill's country hit "Mississippi Girl" and plays on tracks by Jason Aldean, Big & Rich, Dan + Shay and Keith Urban
    Apr 29, 1974
    MCA releases Marty Robbins' "Don't You Think"
    Apr 30, 1974
    "The Best Of The Best Of Merle Haggard" is certified gold by the RIAA
    Apr 30, 1974
    Merle Haggard records "Old Man From The Mountain" in Dallas
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