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    • Jul 4, 1976
    Willie Nelson holds his Fourth of July Picnic in a downpour, the crowd smoking pot until 9:30 the next morning, with some public nudity. On the bill in Gonzales, Texas, are Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, George Jones and Leon Russell, among others
    Jul 4, 1976
    As America turns 200, Tammy Wynette joins The Statler Brothers at their "Happy Birthday U.S.A." concert in Staunton, Virginia
    Jul 4, 1976
    Johnny Cash celebrates the Bicentennial by ringing a replica of the Liberty Bell 200 times in Washington, D.C. Also participating in the event are vice president Nelson Rockefeller and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
    Jul 5, 1976
    Former touring partner Carl Perkins sits in the audience during Elvis Presley's Memphis show at the Mid-South Coliseum. It's the last time Presley plays his hometown, and the last time Perkins sees The King alive
    Jul 6, 1976
    Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash record "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" and "I Wish I Was Crazy Again" at the House of Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee
    Jul 7, 1976
    NBC telecasts "Hi, I'm Glen Campbell." Natalie Cole sings "This Will Be" with Campbell during the special, which also features Sammy Cahn, Harvey Korman, Don Rickles and Lawrence Welk
    Jul 7, 1976
    Lynyrd Skynyrd records the live version of "Free Bird" during a concert at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The classic-rock song gets namechecked by Brad Paisley and Keith Urban in 2008's "Start A Band"
    Jul 7, 1976
    Tammy Wynette enters a hospital with stomach pains that developed the day after she appeared at the Statler Brothers' "Happy Birthday U.S.A." show
    Jul 9, 1976

    Guitarist Dan Estrin is born in Los Angeles. He's a founding member of the rock band Hoobastank, referenced in Luke Bryan's 2008 hit "Country Man"

    Jul 9, 1976
    A theatrical production of "Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris" begins a two-week run in Charleston, West Virginia. The play's cast includes future country singer Kathy Mattea
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