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Jul 4, 1972
Olive Hill, Kentucky, erects a marker heralding the town as the home of Tom T. Hall: "He never forgot that he came from the soil and always treated his fellowman as friend and neighbor." The plaque is featured on the cover of Hall's "Greatest Hits"
Jul 12, 1973
Shannon Lawson is born in Taylorsville, Kentucky. A member of Nashville's Muzik Mafia artistic community, he authors Big & Rich's "Look At You" and James Otto's "Sunset Man," the latter song featured on the soundtrack of "The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2"
Sep 16, 1973
Bill Monroe unveils a headstone for his late relative, Pendleton Vandiver, the subject of his classic "Uncle Pen," in Rosine, Kentucky. Vandiver had died 41 years earlier
Oct 4, 1973
Mandolin player Esther "Violet" Koehler dies in Berea, Kentucky. She was a longtime member of The Coon Creek Girls, who became the first all-female stringband when the group coalesced in Cincinnati in 1937
Nov 9, 1973
Pop singer Nick Lachey is born in Harlan, Kentucky. He becomes a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, known for its hit "I Do (Cherish You)," and eventually marries country singer-to-be Jessica Simpson
Feb 20, 1975
Pop singer Brian Littrell is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He becomes a member of The Backstreet Boys, appearing on a country hit when the vocal group joins Florida Georgia Line on the 2017 single "God, Your Mama, And Me"
May 3, 1975
Glen Campbell sits with Kentucky governor Julian Carroll in a private box at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Foolish Pleasure wins
May 4, 1975
Naomi and Wynonna Judd offer a Mother's Day present to Naomi's mom in Berea, Kentucky. They sing her "The Sweetest Gift (A Mother's Smile)," a song that later helps them gain their first recording contract
Jun 9, 1975
Guitarist Jamie Dailey is born in Corbin, Kentucky. Following work with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, he joins Darrin Vincent to form the bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent
Jun 24, 1975
While on tour in Louisville, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant punches bandmate Billy Powell, knocking out two teeth. The group's "Sweet Home Alabama" is named among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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