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May 23, 2006 Brad Paisley claims three trophies at the 41st annual Academy of Country Music awards, aired by CBS from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Dolly Parton duet, "When I Get Where I'm Going," takes Vocal Event and Video of the Year; "Time Well Wasted" is Album
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May 23, 1980 Waylon Jennings pays a visit to a man in Raleigh, North Carolina, who's battled skin cancer for the previous seven years. The patient dies seven hours later
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May 23, 1981 Rosanne Cash nets her first #1 country single in Billboard with "Seven Year Ache"
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May 23, 2021 Luke Combs sings "Forever After All" with eventual winner Chayce Beckham, and Mickey Guyton does "Black Like Me" with Alyssa Wray during the season finale of ABC's "American Idol." Also appearing are Sheryl Crow and Lindsey Buckingham, along with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie
May 23, 2011 Tim McGraw countersues Curb Records in Nashville, seeking royalties, advance payments for an unreleased album and freedom from his recording deal

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