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Jun 26, 1973
Gretchen Wilson is born in Granite City, Illinois. Her feisty debut single, "Redneck Woman," leads to instant stardom and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award. She follows it with "Here For The Party" and "When I Think About Cheatin'"
Jun 26, 1977
Elvis Presley performs what proves to be his final concert at Indianapolis' Market Square Arena. He becomes ill and is hospitalized overnight. His last song: "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Jun 26, 2020
Garth Brooks creates a drive-in network, performing for a reported 350,000 people on screens at outdoor movie venues across the U.S. The show leads with "Ain't Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up)" and closes with "The Dance"
Jun 26, 2021
Alan Jackson plays a benefit concert at the Coweta County Fairgrounds in Newnan, Georgia, for survivors of a March 26 tornado that destroyed 70 homes in the area. Support acts include Chris Young, Caylee Hammack and Adam Wright
Jun 26, 1996
Steve Earle performs a court-ordered concert at the Cold Creek Correctional Facility in Henning, Tennessee, playing "Devil's Right Hand," "Ellis Unit One" and "Guitar Town." It airs as an MTV special, "To Hell And Back," in August