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Feb 5, 1971 Sara Evans is born in Boonville, Missouri. Following her 1998 hit "No Place That Far," she earns the Academy of Country Music's Top Female Vocalist in 2006 while stringing together hits with "Born To Fly," "Suds In The Bucket," "A Real Fine Place To Start" and "A Little Bit Stronger"

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Feb 5, 1973 Willie Nelson begins recording his album "Shotgun Willie" at the Atlantic Recording Studios in New York. The project includes his first version of "Whiskey River"

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Feb 5, 2016 Warner Bros. releases Dan + Shay's "From The Ground Up" to radio

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Feb 5, 2024 Toby Keith dies following a battle with stomach cancer. A prolific singer/songwriter, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame behind such iconic titles as "Should've Been A Cowboy," "How Do You Like Me Now?" and "Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)"

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Feb 5, 1996 Ricky Van Shelton makes a return appearance on the syndicated "Baywatch"

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