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  • Sep 21, 1967
    Tennessee Ernie Ford begins a four-day run at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. He is forced to leave the state before the stint is concluded when his wife, Betty Ford, attempts to overdose at home in California
    Sep 19, 1969
    Jimmie Rodgers collapses on stage at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque, while asking for water. He is rushed to a local hospital and released the same evening
    Jun 28, 1970
    In a break from shooting for the Kirk Douglas movie "A Gunfight," Johnny Cash and June Carter perform for inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary in Santa Fe
    May 25, 1971
    Johnny Cash is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the world premiere of his first movie, "A Gunfight," also starring Kirk Douglas
    Nov 13, 1972
    Filming for the movie "Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid" begins in Durango, New Mexico. The cast includes James Coburn, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Donnie Fritts and Chill Wills
    Sep 5, 1973
    Milt Mabie dies in Roswell, New Mexico. A member of Louise Massey & The Westerners, he was also married to the group's lead singer
    Mar 6, 1974
    Steel guitarist Shann Farmer is born in Hobbs, New Mexico. In 2000, he replaces Teddy Carr as a member of Ricochet, former Vocal Group of the Year for the Academy of Country Music
    Apr 4, 1975
    Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The tech company is referenced in Lee Brice's 2009 single "Love Like Crazy"
    Jul 26, 1980
    Michael Martin Murphey marries Mary Maciukas in New Mexico. The couple met when he opened for Jonathan Edwards at The Bottom Line in New York
    Jul 29, 1980
    Michael Murphey plays a benefit for the Taos Community Auditorium in New Mexico

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