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Mar 5, 1963
A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas City
Mar 5, 1973
Alabama, billed as Wildcountry, makes its debut at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The band remains regulars at the club for the next seven years
Mar 5, 2016
"Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years And Circlin' Back" debuts on PBS. The fundraiser features Vince Gill, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Jimmy Ibbotson, all of whom join the Dirt Band on the finale, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
Mar 5, 2000
Gabby Barrett is born in Munhall, Pennsylvania. She parlays a 2018 run as a contestant on "American Idol" into a recording contract, earning her first country hit in 2019 with "I Hope"
Mar 5, 2006
Reese Witherspoon earns the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as June Carter in "Walk The Line" during the 78th Academy Awards at Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre. Dolly Parton performs "Travelin' Thru," and Keith Urban attends with Nicole Kidman