2011
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Capitol releases Luke Bryan's "I Don't Want This Night To End" to radio
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2005
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Alabama, Glen Campbell and DeFord Bailey are announced by the Country Music Association as the latest
inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame
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2002
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Alan Jackson collects a whopping 10 nominations for the 36th annual Country Music Association awards,
breaking a 32-year-old record held by Merle Haggard
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1996
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Billy Ray Cyrus performs the national anthem
and Emmylou Harris sings "Abraham, Martin And John"
during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in
Chicago, Illinois, as Bill Clinton is nominated for re-election
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1995
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K.T. Oslin has quadruple-bypass heart surgery at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital
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1981
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"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" positions Ronnie Milsap at the top of the Billboard country
singles chart
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1966
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Singer/songwriter Shawn Camp is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Signed to Reprise in the 1990s, he
nets hits as a songwriter with George Strait's "River Of Love," Garth Brooks' "Two Pina Coladas" and Josh Turner's "Would
You Go With Me"
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1956
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Keyboard player Dan Truman is born in St. George, Utah. He joins Diamond Rio, whose tight harmonies
and positive values combine in a series of hits, including "Meet In The Middle," "I Believe" and "One
More Day"
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1952
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Songwriter Don Schlitz is born in Durham, North Carolina. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of
Fame in 2017, his hits include "The Gambler," "Forever And Ever, Amen," "On The Other Hand,"
"Strong Enough To Bend," "When You Say Nothing At All" and "I Feel Lucky," among many others
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1927
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Jimmy C. Newman is born in High Point, Louisiana. He becomes the rare Cajun artist to achieve commercial
success in country music, with more than 10 Top 10 hits from 1954-1966, leading to his entry into the Grand Ole Opry
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