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    • Jun 21, 1976
    A thief breaks into The Osborne Brothers' limo while the band is on stage in St. Paul, Minnesota, and steals Sonny Osborne's wallet, including $4340 in cash. Osborne begins carrying a handgun as a result
    Jun 21, 1976
    Reba McEntire marries Charlie Battles at the First Baptist Church in Stringtown, Oklahoma. They honeymoon in Texas, where they make time to promote her latest single to radio stations
    Jun 23, 1976
    "Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman testifies in Macon, Georgia, that he had a cocaine habit from 1973-1975 and accuses a road manager of procuring it for him. Outraged that he sold out a crew member, The Allman Brothers Band breaks up
    Jun 25, 1976
    Warner Bros. releases Buck Owens' album "Buck 'Em," his first LP for a label other than Capitol in more than 15 years
    Jun 25, 1976
    Sonny James guests as Natalie Cole hosts NBC's "The Midnight Special"
    Jun 25, 1976
    Songwriter Johnny Mercer dies in Los Angeles. Noted for writing such pop classics as "Days Of Wine And Roses" and "Moon River," he also co-founded Capitol Records, a launching pad for such acts as Keith Urban, Merle Haggard and Garth Brooks. Tom T. Hall will have a country hit with Mercer's song "P.S. I Love You"
    Jun 25, 1976
    Wichita radio station KBUL names country music's "Ugliest Men." Winners of the dubious honor include Buck Owens, Don Williams, Red Sovine and David Allan Coe
    Jun 26, 1976
    Don Williams' "Harmony" tops the Billboard country albums chart
    Jun 26, 1976
    Seventeen-year-old Randy Traywick--the future Randy Travis--is charged with breaking and entering in North Carolina
    Jun 27, 1976
    Elvis Presley performs in Landover, Maryland, where he meets Elton John
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