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Sep 18, 1973
RCA releases Charley Pride's "Amazing Love"
Sep 19, 1973
Gram Parsons dies at Joshua Tree, California, of an accidental chemical overdose. A former member of The Byrds, one of country-rock's seminal acts, Parsons influenced Emmylou Harris to take up country music
Sep 20, 1973
Glen Campbell joins boxer George Foreman, football player Jim Brown and painter Salvador Dali in the audience for the Battle of the Sexes at the Astrodome in Houston. Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a tennis match that's considered a major win for the women's movement
Sep 20, 1973
"Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young delivers the first show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. In the audience: Carole King, Dickey Betts, Elton John and producer Richard Perry
Sep 20, 1973
A day after Gram Parsons died, his body is stolen during transfer at the Los Angeles International Airport, then taken to Joshua Tree, where it is burned, in accordance with his request. Road manager Phil Kaufman is among two charged with the crime
Sep 21, 1973
Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall are musical guests on the NBC-TV series "The Dean Martin Show" as Hugh Hefner gets roasted. Lynn sings "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "One's On The Way" with Martin, and they're joined by Hall for "Ravishing Ruby"
Sep 22, 1973
Merle Haggard's "I Love Dixie Blues... So I Recorded 'Live' In New Orleans" reaches #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
Sep 22, 1973
Johnny Rodriguez makes his first appearance as a musical guest on "Hee Haw," singing "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)." Roy Clark covers "Nobody Wins," and Buck Owens performs "Hey, Good Lookin'"
Sep 22, 1973
Roger Miller drops by on "The Bobby Goldsboro Show," where he sings "Me And Bobby McGee" with the host
Sep 23, 1973
Elvis Presley records "Are You Sincere" in Palm Springs, California
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