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    • Aug 6, 1975
    Hoyt Axton appears at the historic Hollywood Bowl as an opening act for Joan Baez
    Aug 8, 1975
    Lester Flatt performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time since undergoing heart surgery in July
    Aug 8, 1975
    Johnny Cash stars in the TV special "Flower Out Of Place," eventually renamed "Behind Prison Walls." Cash's set includes "Folsom Prison Blues," "Orange Blossom Special" and "A Boy Named Sue." Also featured: Roy Clark, Foster Brooks and Linda Ronstadt, who sings "Desperado"
    Aug 8, 1975
    Robert Altman's movie, "Nashville," premieres at Nashville's 100 Oaks Theater. The country parody earns him an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Appearing on screen: fiddler Vassar Clements and songwriters Merle Kilgore and Jonnie Barnett
    Aug 8, 1975
    Hank Williams Jr. has a near-fatal accident while climbing Ajax Mountain in Montana. His head hits several jutting rocks as he falls 500 feet. It takes six hours for medics to reach him and deliver him to Missoula Community Hospital
    Aug 9, 1975
    A local production of "Godspell" ends a seven-week run in Charleston, West Virginia. The cast includes high-school student Kathy Mattea
    Aug 9, 1975
    "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" pastes Freddy Fender's name at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Aug 9, 1975
    Elvis Presley attends the Memphis Southmen's World Football League game, ostensibly to court Grizzlies employee Jo Cathy Brownlee. The team whips the Charlotte Hornets, 23-11
    Aug 11, 1975
    MCA releases Loretta Lynn's album "Home"
    Aug 12, 1975
    Crystal Gayle records "Somebody Loves You" during an afternoon session at Nashville studio Jack's Tracks
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