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Dec 12, 1985
David Crosby, tormented by a string of arrests and disappearances, surrenders to the FBI in West Palm Beach, where he's jailed overnight. Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, a leading act in the growth of country-rock
Jan 28, 1986
The Challenger space shuttle explodes after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing seven people. Many radio stations stop playing Billy Joe Royal's "Burned Like A Rocket." The disaster is recalled in Mark Wills' 2002 hit "19 Somethin'"
Jan 29, 1986
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Allen Collins has an alcohol-related car accident in Jacksonville, Florida, killing his girlfriend and paralyzing him below the neck. He pleads no contest to manslaughter charges
Mar 4, 1986
Keyboard player Richard Manuel hangs himself at the Quality Inn Motel in Winter Park, Florida. He was a member of The Band, whose "Up On Cripple Creek" is among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Jun 8, 1986
Roba Stanley dies in Gainesville, Florida. She is regarded as the first woman to make a country recording
Jul 4, 1986
T.G. Sheppard sings the national anthem at the Daytona Motor Speedway in Florida before NASCAR's Firecracker 400, won by Tim Richmond
Sep 4, 1986
"Midnight Rider" songwriter Gregg Allman is arrested in Florida on drunk-driving charges, just months after a five-year suspension of his license had ended
Sep 19, 1986
Chase Rice is born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He co-writes Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" and earns country hits, beginning in 2013, with "Ready Set Roll," "Eyes On You," "Gonna Wanna Tonight" and "Lonely If You Are." Rice and Florida Georgia Line collaborate again in 2020 on "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen"
Nov 9, 1986
Johnny Cash & June Carter perform for a Billy Graham Crusade in Tallahassee
Jan 1, 1987
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers sing the national anthem at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The Auburn Tigers beat the USC Trojans, 16-7
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