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May 24, 1973
Roy Acuff performs at the White House--along with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and Sammy Davis Jr.--for POWs who returned from Vietnam. Acuff sings "Wabash Cannonball." Irving Berlin conducts the orchestra during "God Bless America"
May 25, 1973
"Crying In The Rain" songwriter Carole King draws 100,000 people to a concert in New York's Central Park
May 25, 1973
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earns its first gold album from the RIAA, for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The two-record set features guests Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, Junior Huskey and Bashful Brother Oswald
May 26, 1973
Waylon Jennings has a stadium gig, opening for The Grateful Dead at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco
May 26, 1973
"Introducing Johnny Rodriguez" rises to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
May 26, 1973
Jeanne Pruett blankets the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with her signature song, "Satin Sheets"
May 28, 1973
Decca releases Jeannie Seely's "Can I Sleep In Your Arms"
May 29, 1973
MCA Records releases the Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn recording "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
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