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    • May 21, 1987
    Singer/songwriter Cody Johnson is born in Sebastopol, Texas. He develops an audience on the red-dirt circuit, achieving his first Top 10 country album in 2014 with "Cowboy Like Me" and his first hit single in 2018 with "On My Way To You." He earns a multi-week #1 with his 2021 release "'Til You Can't"
    May 21, 1987
    Lionel Richie's pop album "Dancing On The Ceiling" is certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA. It includes his country hit "Deep River Woman" featuring Alabama
    May 22, 1987
    MTM releases Judy Rodman's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," written by Bob Dylan
    May 23, 1987
    The O'Kanes nab the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You"
    May 23, 1987
    The made-for-TV movie "Long Gone" airs, with Brenda Lee making a brief appearance in the background music
    May 23, 1987
    Roy Orbison is the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live"
    May 25, 1987
    Barbara Mandrell guests on the NBC special "Bob Hope's High-Flying Birthday Extravaganza," along with Don Johnson, Brooke Shields and Ronald Reagan
    May 26, 1987
    Virgin releases Roy Orbison's "In Dreams: The Greatest Hits," featuring new versions of his classic recordings
    May 29, 1987
    Prentice Hall publishes the June Carter Cash book "From The Heart"
    May 30, 1987
    The Oak Ridge Boys reach #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "It Takes A Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)"
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