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Jun 17, 1961
With Patsy Cline in the hospital from a car accident, Loretta Lynn dedicates "I Fall To Pieces" to Cline on Ernest Tubb's "Midnite Jamboree" radio show. Cline's husband, Charlie Dick, asks Lynn to come meet Cline in the hospital the next day
Jun 17, 1972
Burglars are arrested at Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., leading to a scandal that brings down president Richard Nixon. As Congress conducts hearings in secret over the coming months, songwriter Kenny O'Dell is inspired to write what becomes a Charlie Rich hit, "Behind Closed Doors"
Jun 17, 2006
Kenny Chesney kicks off a five-week run at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Summertime"
Jun 17, 2021
Carly Pearce is officially invited by Dolly Parton to join the Grand Ole Opry
Jun 17, 2011
Martina McBride performs "God Bless America" and "America, The Beautiful" at the opening ceremonies for the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha