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Jul 11, 1986
In his first recording session for Columbia, Ricky Van Shelton cuts "Somebody Lied"
Jul 12, 1986
George Strait's "#7" hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
Jul 12, 1986
Lee Greenwood slides into the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Hearts Aren't Made To Break (They're Made To Love)"
Jul 12, 1986
Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XII at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre with Don Henley, J.D. Souther, John Schneider, Bill Monroe, Charlie McCoy, John Conlee, Pat Boone, The Judds, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart and Restless Heart
Jul 13, 1986
Hank Snow is the guest of honor at a luncheon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where premier John Buchanan proclaims Hank Snow Week
Jul 13, 1986
Merrill Osmond, of The Osmonds, and his wife, Mary Osmond, welcome their fifth child, Sheila Osmond
Jul 14, 1986
MCA/Curb releases the album "Lyle Lovett"
Jul 16, 1986
The Tennessean reports Columbia Records has allowed Johnny Cash's recording contract to lapse after 28 years on the label. Cash allegedly finds out by reading the newspaper, though the story quotes his manager
Jul 17, 1986
Gene Autry is hospitalized at St. Joseph's Hospital in Orange, California, after he breaks his hip in a fall outside of a local courthouse
Jul 17, 1986
Guitarist Cleo Davis dies following a battle with cancer. He was the first band member Bill Monroe hired for his Blue Grass Boys in August 1938, though he remained with the group a scant two years
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