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    • Mar 30, 1969
    Songwriter Ed Nelson dies in Miami. The father of fellow writers Steve Nelson and Ed Nelson Jr., the senior Nelson penned Bob Wills' "Hang Your Head In Shame" and Hank Williams' "Settin' The Woods On Fire"
    Nov 5, 1969
    Brook Benton records "Rainy Night In Georgia" at the Criteria Studios in Miami. The song becomes a country hit after it's remade by Hank Williams Jr.
    Nov 14, 1969
    Apollo 12 launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronaut Pete Conrad brings a tape featuring Charley Pride, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Don Gibson, Buck Owens, Faron Young and Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose"
    Nov 16, 1969
    Janis Joplin is arrested in Tampa for using vulgar language on stage. Within a year, she records "Me And Bobby McGee," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the greatest country singles in history
    Jan 1, 1970
    Penn State defeats the Missouri Tigers, 10-3, at the Orange Bowl in Miami to finish the season ranked #2. It's the final college game for Nittany Lion defensive tackle Mike Reid, a future country songwriter who's named defensive player of the game
    May 9, 1970
    Lynyrd Skynyrd plays "Free Bird" live for the first time at the opening of the Jacksonville Art Museum. The song is namechecked in Brad Paisley's 2008 collaboration with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
    Jul 3, 1970
    Marty Robbins is grand marshal for the Paul Revere 250 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Jim Paschal is the winning driver
    Jul 4, 1970
    Marty Robbins is grand marshal for the Firecracker 400 at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida. Donnie Allison is the victor
    Oct 5, 1970
    George Jones & Tammy Wynette welcome their only child, Tamala Georgette Jones, in Lakeland, Florida
    Jan 31, 1971
    Three astronauts carry music recorded for them by Sonny James, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis as Apollo 14 launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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