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    • Mar 7, 1971
    Gilley's nightclub opens in Pasadena, Texas. Named for part-owner Mickey Gilley, the home of the mechanical bull provides the inspiration for the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy," which results in a short-term country trend
    Apr 4, 1971
    George Jones opens his Old Plantation Music Park in Lakeland, Florida. He headlines a day-one concert that also features Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Harold Morrison, Anthony Armstrong Jones and emcee Ralph Emery
    Jun 29, 1971
    The Memphis City Council decides to rename Highway 51 South, which runs by Graceland, as Elvis Presley Boulevard
    Jul 17, 1971
    Roger Miller's King of the Road Motor Inns become a chain with the establishment of a second franchise in Columbia, South Carolina. Ten hotels are projected in the subsequent five years; none materialize
    Sep 25, 1971
    West Plains, Missouri, celebrates Porter Wagoner Day by renaming a city street Porter Wagoner Boulevard
    Oct 1, 1971
    Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida. The Disney corporation later expands to include a Nashville-based country label, Lyric Street Records, which finds success with SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts and Aaron Tippin, among others
    Nov 12, 1971
    Construction begins on the new Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Among the roofers who eventually work on the project: future country singer John Anderson
    May 27, 1972
    Nashville's Opryland theme park officially opens to the public. The grounds become the home for Roy Acuff, while the park is a launching pad for such talents as Diamond Rio, Little Texas, Chely Wright and songwriter Dean Dillon
    Jun 13, 1972
    The Country Music Foundation Library & Media Center, an education and research wing of the Country Music Hall of Fame, is dedicated
    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 



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