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Aug 5, 2005
Marie Osmond's garage and home office in Orem, Utah, are destroyed by a fire while the singer is in California. Husband Brian Blosil and their children are unharmed
Aug 5, 2005
The "Dukes Of Hazzard" movie debuts in theaters, with Willie Nelson playing Uncle Jesse and Burt Reynolds portraying Boss Hogg. Nelson is featured on the soundtrack along with Jessica Simpson, Montgomery Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band and The Charlie Daniels Band
Aug 6, 2005
The Randy Rogers Band signs with Mercury Records, holding the ceremony at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, Texas
Aug 6, 2005
Lester Buchanan dies in Tampa, Florida. He was one-half of The Buchanan Brothers, who gained fame for their 1946 hit "Atomic Power"
Aug 7, 2005
"Walking In Memphis" songwriter Marc Cohn is shot in the temple during an attempted carjacking in a Denver parking garage. Cohn is miraculously released from the hospital the following day
Aug 7, 2005
Diamond Rio performs the national anthem before the Allstate 400, won by Tony Stewart at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug 8, 2005
Josh Gracin picks up a gold single from the RIAA for "Nothin' To Lose"
Aug 8, 2005
Dolly Parton is spotted in Greentop, Missouri, where she pays a personal visit to bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent, recovering at her home from abdominal surgery
Aug 8, 2005
A Tennessee judge issues an arrest warrant for Mindy McCready just weeks after her Florida suicide attempt. McCready had violated terms of her probation by leaving Tennessee without permission and not reporting to her probation officer during July
Aug 8, 2005
A funeral is held at the Shanghai Theatre in Branson, Missouri, for Bill Dailey, who helped the town become a live country mecca. Music at the event includes "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" and Jim Stafford singing "My Way"
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