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May 24, 1972
Epic releases Johnny Paycheck's "Love Is A Good Thing"
May 25, 1972
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty perform for troops at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, along with Anthony Armstrong Jones and soul singer Jerry Butler
May 25, 1972
James and Suzanne Laird are married. They have a son, Luke Laird, who becomes a prominent songwriter, penning Little Big Town's "Pontoon," Lady Antebellum's "Downtown" and Miranda Lambert's "Baggage Claim"
May 26, 1972
Mel Tillis records "I Ain't Never" in Nashville
May 27, 1972
Conway Twitty hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with his version of "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date"
May 27, 1972
Singer/songwriter Jace Everett is born in Evansville, Indiana. Raised in Texas, he earns his first hit in 2006 as a songwriter of Josh Turner's "Your Man." He also writes and sings "Bad Things," the theme to the HBO vampire drama "True Blood"
May 27, 1972
Nashville's Opryland theme park officially opens to the public. The grounds become the home for Roy Acuff, while the park is a launching pad for such talents as Diamond Rio, Little Texas, Chely Wright and songwriter Dean Dillon
May 28, 1972
Glen Campbell performs at the Las Vegas Hilton. In the audience: Elvis Presley
May 30, 1972
Johnny Cash, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Leslie Uggams and Danny Kaye are featured on the NBC-TV special "Opryland, U.S.A."
May 31, 1972
Epic releases Jody Miller's "There's A Party Goin' On"
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