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May 13, 1966 Darius Rucker is born in Charleston, South Carolina. The lead singer of Hootie + The Blowfish, he becomes a solo country artist in 2008, winning the Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year in 2009. His hits include "Homegrown Honey," "Alright," "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" and "Wagon Wheel"
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May 13, 2011 Taylor Swift, Faith Hill and Loretta Lynn are among the artists celebrated as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens a Women Who Rock exhibit in Cleveland, Ohio. Also represented: Brenda Lee, Wanda Jackson and Carole King
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May 13, 1956 Gene Autry's weekly half-hour show "Melody Ranch" is broadcast for the last time on CBS Radio. The cast includes Johnny Bond, and its theme is Autry's signature song, "Back In The Saddle Again"
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May 13, 1993 Singer/songwriter Morgan Wallen is born in Tennessee. Signed to Big Loud Records, he partners with Florida Georgia Line for his first hit, "Up Down," in 2017. He subsequently racks up more than 200 weeks at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart and sells out a parade of stadiums
May 13, 2021 Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert receive four nominations apiece to lead all finalists in the CMT Music Awards

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