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    • Aug 14, 1970
    Decca releases Conway Twitty's "Fifteen Years Ago"
    Aug 14, 1970
    Pop singer/songwriter Stephen Stills is arrested at a hotel in La Jolla, California, for cocaine possession. Currently a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash, he was a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, a pioneering country-rock band
    Aug 14, 1970
    "The Wonder Of You" earns Elvis Presley a gold single from the RIAA
    Aug 14, 1970
    North Hollywood waitress Patricia Ann Parker files a paternity suit against Elvis Presley. A blood test in November 1971 proves The King is not the father
    Aug 14, 1970
    Buck Owens records the backing tracks to "I Wouldn't Live In New York City (If They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town)." He later records the vocal tracks live in front of Capitol Records' Manhattan offices
    Aug 14, 1970
    Liberty releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's pop hit "Mr. Bojangles"
    Aug 15, 1970
    Janis Joplin attends her 10-year high school reunion in Port Arthur, Texas, then goes to The Pelican Club to see Jerry Lee Lewis. Backstage, she slugs the Killer after he insults her sister
    Aug 17, 1970
    Keyboard player Christine McVie joins Fleetwood Mac, where her songwriting contributions include "Say You Love Me." The song will become a country hit in 1979 for Stephanie Winslow
    Aug 17, 1970
    Kathy Westmoreland replaces Millie Kirkham as the high soprano voice in Elvis Presley's backing band
    Aug 18, 1970
    Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter record "Suspicious Minds" during the evening at Nashville's RCA Studio B. The duet later appears on "Wanted: The Outlaws"
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