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  • May 28, 1944
    Gary Stewart is born in Letcher County, Kentucky. His raw brand of honky tonk makes him a critics' favorite as he earns three mid-'70s hits. They include the #1 record "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
    Apr 3, 1974
    Keyboard player Bobby Wood overdubs material on Gary Stewart's "Drinkin' Thing" during an evening session at RCA Studio B in Nashville
    Nov 14, 1974
    Gary Stewart records "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" in Nashville
    Dec 27, 1974
    Charley Pride sings "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" and "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" while hosting an all-country edition of "The Midnight Special" on NBC. Guests include Doug Kershaw, Ronnie Milsap, Gary Stewart and The Four Guys
    Jan 15, 1975
    ABC-TV's late-night "In Concert" presents an all-country lineup, featuring artists signed to RCA: Charley Pride, Gary Stewart, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Dolly Parton and Ronnie Milsap. Parton and Stewart sing their current singles, "The Bargain Store" and "Out Of Hand"
    May 10, 1975
    Gary Stewart manages his only #1 single in Billboard with one of the greatest country titles of all-time: "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among the 1970s hits on the list: Gary Stewart's "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" and Jerry Reed's "Amos Moses"
    Nov 21, 2003
    Mary Lou Stewart dies in the Florida home she shared with Gary Stewart, her husband of 42 years. He commits suicide the following month
    Dec 16, 2003
    Gary Stewart is found dead at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida, from a gunshot to the neck in an apparent suicide weeks after his wife's death. He gained acclaim as a raw honky-tonk singer in the 1970s, paced by "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
    Feb 13, 2012
    Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" is featured in a line-dancing scene on the CW's "Hart Of Dixie," which also includes music by Josh Turner and Gary Stewart

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