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    • Aug 19, 1975
    Johnny Cash, June Carter and Roy Acuff headline a tribute to late Grand Ole Opry star George Morgan to raise money for Morgan's family. Sixteen-year-old Lorrie Morgan sings a self-penned number about her father, "Walking In Daddy's Shadow"
    Aug 21, 1975
    "Islands In The Stream" songwriter Maurice Gibb, of The Bee Gees, is officially divorced from pop singer Lulu
    Aug 21, 1975
    Kenny Rogers holds his first session in a new contract with United Artists Records at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Aug 21, 1975
    Elvis Presley enters Memphis' Baptist Memorial Hospital, suffering from "fatigue"
    Aug 21, 1975
    Sam McGee dies in a farming accident, run over by a tractor while bailing hay on his property in Franklin, Tennessee. The guitarist and banjo player earned acclaim as a sideman for Uncle Dave Macon, and, alongside his brother Kirk, played the Grand Ole Opry from the 1920s until his death
    Aug 22, 1975
    The Amazing Rhythm Aces perform "Third Rate Romance" on NBC's "The Midnight Special." Charlie Rich is also featured on "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)"
    Aug 22, 1975
    Merle Haggard records "It's All In The Movies" at the Capitol Recording Studios on Vine Street in Los Angeles
    Aug 23, 1975
    Charlie Rich ascends to the top of the Billboard country albums chart with "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)"
    Aug 23, 1975
    Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy" rides into the top position on the Billboard country singles chart
    Aug 25, 1975
    Hank Williams Jr. is released from a hospital in Missoula, Montana, 17 days after a near-fatal fall from a snow-covered mountain
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