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Aug 8, 1974
Eric Clapton's album "461 Ocean Boulevard" is certified gold by the RIAA. The disc's musicians include Jamie Oldaker, future drummer for The Tractors
Aug 11, 1974
Singer/songwriter Rachel Proctor is born in Charleston, West Virginia. Martina McBride notches a hit with her song "Where Would You Be" in 2002, a year before the release of Proctor's first album, "Days Like This"
Aug 11, 1974
Marty Robbins finishes 9th in a 1973 Dodge in NASCAR's Talladega 500, held at the Alabama International Speedway
Aug 12, 1974
MCA releases Loretta Lynn's "Trouble In Paradise"
Aug 15, 1974
Crystal Gayle records her first hit, "Wrong Road Again," during the afternoon at Jack's Tracks in Nashville
Aug 15, 1974
Marie Osmond and younger brother Jimmy Osmond appear on NBC's "The Mac Davis Show." Other guests include "M*A*S*H" star Loretta Swit and Marty Feldman
Aug 16, 1974
A production of "Godspell," with Kathy Mattea among the cast members, opens at George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia
Aug 17, 1974
The Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty duet "As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone" rings in at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Aug 17, 1974
John Denver raises $23,412 for congressional candidate Wayne Owens with a concert in Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 19, 1974
Johnny Cash performs for inmates at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester
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