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Jul 6, 1986
Willie Nelson sings "Living In The Promiseland" at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during a centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty. The ABC special also features Kenny Rogers, Patti LaBelle, Elizabeth Taylor and others
Jul 12, 1987
Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead play Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for an audience that includes Ketch Secor. As the future lead singer for Old Crow Medicine Show, Secor is destined to complete an unfinished Dylan song, sharing writing credits on "Wagon Wheel"
Aug 22, 1987
When Levon Helm appears at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen hops on stage to add vocals to "Up On Cripple Creek" and the former Waylon Jennings hit "Lucille"
Oct 30, 1990
Jimmy Dean's wife of 40 years, Mary Sue Dean, files for divorce in New Jersey after accusing the singer and sausage king of having an affair with Nashville singer Donna Meade. She asks for $612,000 a year; he offers $120,000
May 21, 1992
A bus carrying the California Angels veers off the New Jersey Turnpike, injuring several players. The team is owned by Gene Autry, the cowboy singer and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame
Mar 23, 1993
Bruce Springsteen surprises the audience at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, when he rips off his shirt and launches into Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart." "Everybody gets a giggle out of it," he says, "but that tune is just damn good"
May 31, 1993
Future country hitmaker Jon Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, have their first daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, in Red Bank, New Jersey
Jun 28, 1993
Wilson Pickett, who wrote Razzy Bailey's 1984 country hit "In The Midnight Hour," pleads guilty to drunk driving in New Jersey
Nov 11, 1993
Big band figure Erskine Hawkins dies at his home in Willingboro, New Jersey. A trumpet player and band leader, he appeared on the country charts during 1944 with his crossover hit "Don't Cry, Baby"
Sep 29, 1994
Pop singer/songwriter Ashley Franginpane is born in Edison, New Jersey. She comes to prominence in 2015 with the stage name Halsey, joining Kelsea Ballerini on a 2020 country single that is certified gold, "the other girl"
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