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Jun 1, 1983
Drummer Jim Gordon checks into a Los Angeles medical center, looking for a narcotic relief for the voice of his mother in his head. He leaves the facility, then calls his mom, threatening to kill her. Gordon, who played on hits by Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard, follows through two days later
Jun 2, 1983
Rob Lundquist is born in Minneapolis. He handles tenor harmony in the a cappella country quintet Home Free after joining the act in 2008. Home Free wins the 2013 NBC competition "The Sing-Off" before scoring a number of Top 10 country albums beginning in 2014
Jun 2, 1983
George Jones performs at the Franklin High School stadium in Tennessee, reportedly marking his 100th straight concert without a no-show
Jun 3, 1983
Responding to schizophrenic voices in his head, drummer Jim Gordon kills his mother in California. He is sentenced to 16 years to life. A member of Derek & The Dominos, he played on hits by Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell and Waylon Jennings
Jun 4, 1983
Waylon Jennings goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with a remake of Little Richard's "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)"
Jun 4, 1983
Dolly Parton appears on TV's syndicated music countdown "Solid Gold"
Jun 6, 1983
The late Marty Robbins receives three trophies at The Music City News awards, while Alabama claims two
Jun 7, 1983
Jerry Lee Lewis marries his fifth wife, 25-year-old Shawn Michelle Stephens, at his home in Nesbit, Mississippi. Less than three months later, she will be found dead in the same house
Jun 8, 1983
"Trading Places," starring Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, debuts in movie theaters, with Brenda Lee's version of "Jingle Bell Rock" featured in the soundtrack
Jun 10, 1983
The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters is selling San Francisco radio station KSFO to King Broadcasting
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