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  • Jun 8, 1986
    Roba Stanley dies in Gainesville, Florida. She is regarded as the first woman to make a country recording
    Jun 9, 1986
    General Electric buys the RCA Corporation for $6.4 billion. Among RCA's country artists are Alabama, John Denver, The Judds, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Earl Thomas Conley and Ronnie Milsap
    Jun 9, 1986
    The Statler Brothers take four trophies at The Music City News awards
    Jun 10, 1986
    Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins are a surprise addition to the Mercury Records showcase during Fan Fair at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville. Cash and Perkins team on the gospel classic "I'll Fly Away"
    Jun 10, 1986
    Crystal Gayle is inducted into the Walkway of Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Music Row in Nashville
    Jun 10, 1986
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hosts a "20 Years Of Dirt" anniversary concert at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. Guests include John Prine, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Michael Martin Murphey and Nicolette Larson. The night closes with "City Of New Orleans" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Jun 11, 1986
    Randy Owen and Louise Mandrell serve as captains for the All-American Country Games at Dudley Field during Fan Fair in Nashville
    Jun 11, 1986
    French radio station owner Jean-Pierre Antona is arrested for illegally carrying a weapon near the stage while Ricky Skaggs performs at Fan Fair in Nashville. The Tennessean reports that after watching American detective shows on TV, Antona thought everyone in the U.S. carried a gun
    Jun 13, 1986
    The Rodney Dangerfield comedy "Back To School" appears in movie theaters. Highway 101 members Cactus Moser and Curtis Stone have cameo roles as band members, along with Stone's father, Cliffie Stone
    Jun 14, 1986
    Waylon Jennings reaches the top spot on the Billboard country albums chart with "Will The Wolf Survive"

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