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May 4, 1957
Patsy Cline visits 14-year-old Shirley Nelson in a Des Moines hospital when emergency surgery forces the teenager to miss Cline's show with Webb Pierce
Feb 2, 1959
Buddy Holly plays his final concert, using a band that includes Waylon Jennings and Tommy Allsup, at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. It's also the last show for J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Ritchie Valens
Feb 3, 1959
Rock pioneer Buddy Holly dies in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa, along with touring partners The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. Holly's bass player, Waylon Jennings, gave up a seat on the plane
Feb 7, 1959
The day of Buddy Holly's funeral, his band--including Waylon Jennings--is forced to stay on the road, playing the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines
Aug 22, 1961
Conway Twitty and three band members escape injury when they run from their car on an Iowa highway just before the vehicle explodes. They lose $15,000 in clothing and equipment, plus a briefcase full of money from their Midwest tour
Feb 11, 1962
June Carter becomes a permanent member of Johnny Cash's road show, with a concert in Des Moines, Iowa. Also on the bill: Patsy Cline and 13-year-old steel guitarist Barbara Mandrell
Sep 30, 1967
Lonzo & Oscar ride in the Pancake Day Parade in Centerville, Iowa
Mar 23, 1980
Marty Stuart plays his first concert as a member of Johnny Cash's band at the Des Moines Civic Center. The set list includes "I Walk The Line," "One Piece At A Time," "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Some Day)" and the June Carter Cash duet "Jackson"
Aug 2, 1980
Kenny Rogers receives a key to the city in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sep 27, 1981
Willie Nelson cancels a pair of shows at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa, citing illness. Waylon Jennings fills in
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