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Jun 18, 1973
Merle Haggard receives a certificate of commendation from the state of Oklahoma for "acting as a goodwill ambassador for Oklahoma"
Jun 18, 1973
Loretta Lynn appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine with the headline "The Country Music Craze"
Jun 19, 1973
Conway Twitty records "Linda On My Mind" in an evening session at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Jun 20, 1973
Songwriter Troy Verges is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He authors such hits as Little Big Town's "Day Drinking," Martina McBride's "Blessed," Hunter Hayes' "Wanted" and Carrie Underwood's "Wasted"
Jun 21, 1973
The pop band Bread plays its last concert, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Group members David Gates, Jimmy Griffin and Robb Royer all subsequently earn country hits as songwriters, with Griffin joining the 1990s group The Remingtons
Jun 22, 1973
Brenda Lee records "Sunday Sunrise" during a late-night session at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Jun 26, 1973
Jim Ed Brown records "Broad-Minded Man" in an afternoon session at Nashville's RCA Studio B. He also takes his first swipe at "Sometime Sunshine," though the definitive version is recorded three months later
Jun 26, 1973
Chet Atkins records "City Of New Orleans" at Nashville's RCA Studio B to begin sessions for his album "Superpickers," which receives a Grammy nomination
Jun 26, 1973
Olivia Newton-John records "Let Me Be There"
Jun 26, 1973
Gretchen Wilson is born in Granite City, Illinois. Her feisty debut single, "Redneck Woman," leads to instant stardom and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award. She follows it with "Here For The Party" and "When I Think About Cheatin'"
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