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May 23, 1976
Amped on whiskey and cocaine, Ronnie Van Zant loses his voice during a Lynyrd Skynyrd show in Charlotte and leaves the stage. "Sweet Home Alabama" ranks among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Jun 26, 1976
Seventeen-year-old Randy Traywick--the future Randy Travis--is charged with breaking and entering in North Carolina
Sep 27, 1976
A teenage Randy Travis, still going by the name Randy Traywick, is charged with larceny and with breaking and entering in North Carolina. He is pardoned for the offenses 23 years later
Feb 20, 1977
Elvis Presley is unable to hit the high notes on "Moody Blue" during a show in Charlotte, North Carolina, and tears up the lyric sheet on stage
Feb 21, 1977
Vocalist Rhiannon Giddens is born in Greensboro, North Carolina. A member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, she provides the female voice on Eric Church's 2016 single "Kill A Word"
May 3, 1977
Eric Church is born in Granite Falls, North Carolina. He debuts with an edgy mix of country and rock in 2006, winning the Academy of Country Music's Top New Solo Vocalist in 2011. His albums "Chief" and "Mr. Misunderstood" claim the Country Music Association's Album of the Year. He wins Entertainer of the Year in 2020
Jun 30, 1977
Randy Travis is charged with attempted larceny in North Carolina, where the teen still uses his given name, Randy Traywick
Nov 8, 1977
Bucky Covington is born in Rockingham, North Carolina. After competing on "American Idol," he picks up a recording contract with Disney's Lyric Street Records, earning a hit with his first single, 2007's "A Different World"
Nov 9, 1977
Bass player Barry Knox is born in Greenville, North Carolina. He becomes a member of the four-piece band Parmalee, known for the hits "Carolina," "Close Your Eyes" and "Already Callin' You Mine"
Sep 14, 1978
Danielle Peck is born at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Raised in Ohio, she comes to prominence in 2006 with her self-titled debut album and her first Top 15 hit, "Findin' A Good Man"
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