2016
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Dierks Bentley announces his 15-year-old dog, Jake, has died. His pet was a sidekick through much
of Bentley's career, introduced in the video to "What Was I Thinkin'"
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2013
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Randy Travis undergoes emergency brain surgery after suffering a stroke at the Heart Hospital at
Baylor Plano in Texas
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2012
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Luke Bryan performs "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the Major League Baseball All-Star
Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kellie Pickler does "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning
stretch. The National League beats the American League, 8-0
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2010
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Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike Fisher at the Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia.
Attending celebs include Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul
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2004
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Toby Keith's "Whiskey Girl" takes the #1 slot on the Billboard country singles chart
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1980
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Joshua Scott Jones is born in Charleston, Illinois. With Meghan Linsey, he forms Steel Magnolia,
introduced on CMT's "Can You Duet." The act earns a hit with its 2009 debut, "Keep On Lovin' You"
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1970
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Gerald Vernon is born in Columbus, Ohio. Using the professional name Gary LeVox, he becomes the lead
singer for Rascal Flatts, whose tight harmonies and positive lyrics lead to numerous multi-platinum albums and Vocal Group
of the Year honors
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1967
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Capitol releases Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe"
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1965
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Wreck on the highway: Roy Acuff, guitarist June Stearns and steel player Shot Jackson are injured
in a near-fatal car crash in east Tennessee. Acuff has a pair of pelvic fractures and a broken collarbone. Stearns never returns
to the band
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1952
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Hank and Audrey Williams are divorced for the second--and final--time
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