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Jul 24, 1976
Guitarist Charlotte "Rosie" Ledford dies in DeLand, Florida. She was a member of The Coon Creek Girls, the first all-female stringband, which also became the first country act to perform at the White House
Aug 7, 1976
Drummer Barry Kerch is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He becomes a founding member of Shinedown, a rock band namechecked in the 2013 Florida Georgia Line single "Get Your Shine On"
Sep 5, 1976
"Sweet Home Alabama" co-writer Gary Rossington suffers multiple broken bones when the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist, driving drunk, crashes into a telephone pole, a tree and a house in Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 25, 1977
Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant is interred at the Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Florida, while Merle Haggard's "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" plays in the background
Jan 9, 1978
Pop singer A.J. McLean is born in West Palm Beach, Florida. He becomes a member of The Backstreet Boys, earning a country hit when the group collaborates with Florida Georgia Line on the 2017 single "God, Your Mama, And Me"
Mar 1, 1978
The Eagles begin work on "The Long Run." Conway Twitty will remake the album's "Heartache Tonight" as a country hit. Lorrie Morgan covers "The Sad Cafe" and Vince Gill does "I Can't Tell You Why" for "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles"
Jul 6, 1978
Tammy Wynette marries songwriter/producer George Richey--a co-writer of such titles as "The Grand Tour," "Soul Song" and "'Til I Can Make It On My Own"--at her home in Jupiter Beach, Florida
Oct 22, 1978
"Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman is arrested for disorderly intoxication while sitting on a motorcycle in the parking lot of a bar in Bradenton, Florida. He spends three hours in jail before his release on a $54 bond
Mar 16, 1979
Gregg Allman is arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, and charged with reckless driving after slamming his car into another auto, sending the two women in that car to the hospital. In 1980, Willie Nelson earns a country hit with Allman's song "Midnight Rider"
Mar 25, 1979
Johnny Cash participates in a Billy Graham Crusade in Tampa, Florida
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