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    • Jun 19, 1986
    Johnny Rodriguez and Jerry Lee Lewis perform at a Memphis club to raise money for Johnny Paycheck's legal defense in a shooting case. Paycheck is out on a $50,000 bond, paid for by Merle Haggard and George Jones
    Jun 19, 1986
    Ricky Van Shelton showcases for CBS executives Rick Blackburn and Steve Buckingham at The Stockyard in Nashville, singing Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot" and Merle Haggard's "Hungry Eyes"
    Jun 20, 1986
    Benjamin "Whitey" Ford, "The Duke Of Paducah," dies in Nashville. A leading country comedian for more than 25 years, the Grand Ole Opry star sold many of his jokes to "Hee Haw." He enters the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 1986
    Jun 21, 1986
    Ronnie Milsap's "Lost In The Fifties Tonight" reaches the top spot on the Billboard country albums chart
    Jun 21, 1986
    Carl Perkins performs "Blue Suede Shoes" and "That's All Right" in the inaugural concert at Starwood Amphitheatre in Nashville. The bill also features The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Sluggers and Greg Kihn, who covers "Summertime Blues"
    Jun 21, 1986
    The Forester Sisters earn a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"
    Jun 23, 1986
    Warner/Curb releases Hank Williams Jr.'s album "Montana Cafe"
    Jun 23, 1986
    The Country Music Foundation presents the Roy Acuff Award to Willie Nelson, honoring his humanitarian efforts
    Jun 25, 1986
    Sylvia performs as CBS telecasts "The Kraft All-Star Salute To Ford's Theatre." President Ronald Reagan is in attendance on the special, which also features Tommy Tune, Victor Borge, Jaclyn Smith and Paul Anka, who sings "My Way"
    Jun 25, 1986
    Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of George Strait, dies in an auto accident. She is a passenger in a car, driven by a teenage friend, that rolls over during a left turn in San Marcos, Texas
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