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Jul 13, 1979
African-American musician Lesley Riddle dies in Asheville, North Carolina. He was a key influence on The Carter Family, finding songs in the Southern hills with A.P. Carter and teaching Maybelle Carter her signature guitar style
May 21, 1980
Waylon Jennings cuts a performance at the Charlotte Motor Speedway short when some of the 25,000 fans throw beer cans at police
May 23, 1980
Waylon Jennings pays a visit to a North Carolina man stricken by cancer, seven hours before he dies
Jul 4, 1980
George Hamilton IV serves as grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade in Kernersville, North Carolina
Aug 14, 1980
A Martin guitar that George Jones has used for 20 years is stolen in Terrell, North Carolina. A man who was offered the guitar recognizes it from local newscasts, obtains it and returns it to Jones five days later
Oct 5, 1980
Marty Robbins finishes 32nd at the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Aug 17, 1981
Brandon Church is born in Catawba County, North Carolina. He co-writes "How 'Bout You," a 2006 country hit for his older brother, Eric Church
Aug 16, 1982
Randy Travis' parents, Harold and Bobbie Rose Traywick, lose their home in Marshville, North Carolina, when it's sold at auction. Randy has already moved away, but is still four years away from being able to help
Feb 8, 1983
Bessie Lee Mauldin, the former common-law wife of Bill Monroe, dies in Norwood, North Carolina, of complications from diabetes. A bass player, she appeared on his 1959 hit "Gotta Travel On"
Apr 12, 1983
Andy Griffith, destined to win a Grammy for Southern gospel, marries actress Cindi Knight at his home in Manteo, North Carolina
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