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    • Mar 17, 1972
    An outdoors festival in Dripping Springs, Texas, is one of the first to draw hippies and traditional country fans, inspiring Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnics. In the lineup with Nelson are Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff, Buck Owens, Kris Kristofferson, Tex Ritter and Tom T. Hall
    Jul 4, 1973
    Willie Nelson holds his first Fourth of July Picnic in Dripping Springs, Texas. The lineup includes Tom T. Hall, Leon Russell, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Charlie Rich. Nelson's drummer, Paul English, gets married on stage with Jennings serving as best man
    Jul 4, 1974
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic is marked by a female streaker who jogs across stage while Waylon Jennings performs at the Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas. Others on the bill include Larry Gatlin, Michael Martin Murphey, "Kung Fu" star David Carradine and Sammi Smith
    Jul 4, 1975
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic attracts 80,000 fans to Austin as the state of Texas observes Willie Nelson Day. The lineup includes Kris Kristofferson, David Allan Coe, Rita Coolidge, Delbert McClinton and John Sebastian
    Jul 4, 1976
    Willie Nelson holds his Fourth of July Picnic in a downpour, the crowd smoking pot until 9:30 the next morning, with some public nudity. On the bill in Gonzales, Texas, are Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, George Jones and Leon Russell, among others
    Jul 3, 1977
    Willie Nelson holds his Fourth of July Picnic one day early, attracting 70,000 fans to the Tulsa Fairgrounds Speedway. The lineup includes Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Jerry Jeff Walker and Asleep At The Wheel
    Jul 1, 1978
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic takes place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, with Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris and The Grateful Dead
    Jul 2, 1978
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic is staged at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas with Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter
    Jul 4, 1979
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic draws 17,000 to Pedernales, Texas, for such acts as Ernest Tubb, Bobby Bare, Johnny Paycheck and Leon Russell
    Jul 4, 1980
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic draws 45,000 in 101-degree weather near Austin. Guests include: Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Delbert McClinton, Leon Russell and Ray Price. The Charlie Daniels Band misses the show, stranded at the airport



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