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    • Apr 21, 1986
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, B.J. Thomas, Roy Head, Jerry Jeff Walker and The Texas Playboys perform in the closing day of the official two-day Texas 150 Celebration at San Jacinto State Park
    Apr 21, 1986
    A&M releases 38 Special's "Strength In Numbers." The album's lineup includes vocalist Donnie Van Zant, who will join brother Johnny Van Zant on a 2005 country hit, "Help Somebody," as a member of Van Zant
    Apr 21, 1986
    MCA releases George Strait's "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
    Apr 21, 1986
    Billy Sherrill receives the Master Award from the Nashville Entertainment Association. His credits as a producer include: Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job And Shove It" and Charlie Rich's "The Most Beautiful Girl"
    Apr 23, 1986
    Pop songwriter Harold Arlen dies of cancer in his apartment on New York's Central Park West. His legacy includes the Judy Garland classic "Over The Rainbow," which had been rejuvenated as a country hit five years earlier by Jerry Lee Lewis
    Apr 23, 1986
    Roy Orbison celebrates his 50th birthday by buying a home in Malibu, California
    Apr 25, 1986
    Joe Ely's equipment trailer is burglarized in San Francisco. The thief gets away with all the band's gear, including two of Ely's guitars
    Apr 25, 1986
    The sci-fi movie "Aurora Encounter" debuts in theaters. The cast includes Jack Elam, Carol Bagdasarian and Dottie West
    Apr 25, 1986
    Ronnie Milsap's "Greatest Hits" is certified double-platinum by the RIAA
    Apr 25, 1986
    The Judds receive their first platinum album from the RIAA, for "Why Not Me"
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