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Jun 1, 1984
Singer/songwriter Jason Reeves is born in Iowa City, Iowa. A collaborator on several Colbie Caillat pop singles, he also co-writes LANCO's debut single, "Long Live Tonight." Reeves and Caillat are founding members of the quartet Gone West
Jun 7, 1984
Grandpa Jones is three hours late to a concert appearance in Independence, Iowa. An associate had sent him to Independence, Arkansas, which doesn't exist, and Jones had to hop a plane to make the Iowa show
Jul 5, 1986
The State of Iowa celebrates Everly Brothers Day as Phil and Don Everly perform a homecoming concert in Shenandoah
Feb 15, 1987
Songwriter and R&B vocalist Jimmy Holiday dies of heart failure at University Hospital in Iowa City. He composed "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and the Kenny Rogers & Dottie West country hit "All I Ever Need Is You"
May 16, 1987
Johnny Cash cuts a concert short during his second song in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He's taken to Mercy Hospital, where he's diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat
Jul 24, 1992
Kathy Mattea performs in Sioux City, Iowa. It's her first concert since undergoing throat surgery in June
Apr 24, 1993
Willie Nelson holds Farm Aid VI in Ames, Iowa, with Sawyer Brown, Martina McBride, The Kentucky HeadHunters, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, Waylon Jennings, Ringo Starr, Bryan Adams, Paul Simon, Travis Tritt, Ricky Van Shelton and others. Nelson closes with "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," "I'll Fly Away" and "I Saw The Light"
Oct 30, 1993
Wynonna Judd sings the national anthem at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, where the Iowa Hawkeyes football team subdues the Purdue Boilermakers, 26-17
Nov 13, 1993
Pop singer/songwriter Julia Michaels is born in Davenport, Iowa. After writing for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Demi Lovato and Linkin Park, Michaels co-writes Keith Urban's 2018 country hit "Coming Home," which features her on vocals
Oct 6, 1995
Waylon Jennings performs at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, his first return to the venue since February 1959, when he played bass for Buddy Holly at what turned out to be Holly's final concert
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