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    • May 1, 1973
    Eddy Raven holds his first Nashville recording session at Woodland Sound Studio under a deal with ABC/Dunhill
    May 1, 1973
    Songwriter Max D. Barnes moves to Nashville. His credits eventually include Vern Gosdin's "Chiseled In Stone," George Jones' "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," Pam Tillis' "Don't Tell Me What To Do" and Vince Gill's "Look At Us"
    May 2, 1973
    Charlie McCoy plays the national anthem and Ray Pillow is starter for the Music City 420 stock car race. Dottie West is the honorary Music City queen and helps present the trophy in the winner's circle to Cale Yarborough
    May 2, 1973
    Songwriter Jerry House holds his first Nashville recording session for MGM Records at the Monument Studios. He authors the Mel Tillis hits "I Got The Hoss" and "Midnight, Me And The Blues"
    May 2, 1973
    Elizabeth Peterson is born in Los Angeles. In 1997, she becomes the wife of Canadian country singer Paul Brandt
    May 3, 1973
    NBC airs a made-for-TV western, "Saga Of Sonora," featuring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans alongside Don Adams, Jill St. John, George Gobel and Cass Elliott
    May 3, 1973
    Brad Martin is born in Greenfield, Ohio. The country traditionalist nets a hit from his debut album in 2002 with "Before I Knew Better"
    May 4, 1973
    Red Steagall serves as the marshal for the annual firefighters parade at the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. Other participants include Roy Drusky and pop singer Tommy James
    May 4, 1973
    Tom T. Hall performs "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" and "(Old Dogs-Children And) Watermelon Wine" on NBC's "The Midnight Special." Other guests for the night include Gladys Knight & The Pips and The Raspberries
    May 6, 1973
    Paul Simon performs in Boston, Massachusetts, his first solo concert since the demise of Simon & Garfunkel. His song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has already become a country hit for Buck Owens
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