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Oct 6, 1974
Marty Robbins crashes into a wall at 160 mph to avoid hitting other drivers in the National 500 stock car race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Robbins sustains two broken ribs and a broken tailbone, and requires 37 facial stitches
Oct 10, 1974
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He'll be referenced, as "Little E," in the first verse of the 2015 Michael Ray country hit "Kiss You In The Morning"
Nov 5, 1974
Ryan Adams is born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. After fronting the alt-country band Whiskeytown, he becomes a critically acclaimed artist blending roots-rock and country influences. He also writes the Tim McGraw hit "When The Stars Go Blue"
Apr 4, 1975
Guitarist Josh McSwain is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He becomes a member of the band Parmalee, which scores country hits with 2013's "Carolina," 2014's "Close Your Eyes" and 2015's "Already Callin' You Mine"
Apr 16, 1975
Lulu Belle Wiseman votes against the Equal Rights Amendment in the North Carolina legislature in Raleigh, helping send it to defeat
Jun 28, 1975
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant collapses backstage in Charlotte, North Carolina. The band's "Sweet Home Alabama" is cited in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time
Jul 24, 1975
Elvis Presley gives away a $6,500 ring from the stage during a show at the Asheville Civic Center in North Carolina
Sep 27, 1975
Guitarist/vocalist Charlie Monroe dies of cancer in Reidsville, North Carolina. He joined Bill Monroe in The Monroe Brothers, a mountain duo that became a successful act in the 1930s, prior to Bill's emergence as a bluegrass pioneer
Oct 18, 1975
Mel Tillis serves up the national anthem when Clemson's NCAA football team visits the Duke Blue Devils in Durham, North Carolina. Duke wins, 25-21
May 4, 1976
Randy Travis--still using his given name, Randy Traywick--faces charges for drunk and disorderly conduct at the Union County courthouse in Monroe, North Carolina, the same day he turns 17
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