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May 7, 1972
Marty Robbins refuses to accept an award or financial earnings at the Winston 500 in Talladega, Alabama, when he admits to driving the last 100 miles in a car with an illegal carburetor. Robbins reached speeds of 189 mph
Jun 21, 1972
Allison Moorer is born in Frankville, Alabama. The younger sister of Shelby Lynne, she earns an Oscar nomination for her song "A Soft Place To Fall," included in the movie "The Horse Whisperer"
Jul 1, 1972
Alabama, operating under the name Wildcountry, gives its first public performance at the Canyon Land theme park in Alabama
Jul 20, 1972
Jay Barker is born in Birmingham. A quarterback for the University of Alabama, he marries Sara Evans in 2008
Jul 22, 1972
Phil Campbell, Alabama, throws a parade in honor of area native Sherry Bryce
Oct 5, 1972
The Staple Singers begin nine days of recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Among the songs they cut is "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," later reprised as a country hit by The Oak Ridge Boys
Mar 1, 1973
Former Sun Records owner Sam Phillips takes over radio station WQLT in Florence, Alabama. Twenty-one years later, the road that runs by the studio will be renamed Sam Phillips Street
Apr 17, 1973
Rhythm guitarist Craig Anderson is born in Huntsville, Alabama. He becomes a member of Heartland, which picks up a hit in 2006 with the ballad "I Loved Her First"
Aug 12, 1973
Marty Robbins finishes 36th in a 1973 Dodge Charger at the Talladega 500, run at the Alabama International Speedway
Sep 17, 1973
On the day her late husband would have turned 50, Audrey Williams sends 20 dozen roses to Hank Williams' grave in Montgomery, Alabama
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