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Jun 16, 1982
Donnie Van Zant is arrested on stage in Tulsa during a .38 Special concert and charged with drinking in public
Nov 16, 1982
Roy Clark is inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Mar 10, 1983
Carrie Underwood is born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Her 2005 participation in "American Idol" is a prologue to a career marked by soaring performances, platinum albums and a ream of Female Vocalist honors
Oct 20, 1983
Merle Travis dies following a massive coronary in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Peaking as an artist during the 1940s, he also wrote Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons," was recognized as a stellar guitarist, and joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977
Dec 12, 1983
Singer/songwriter Katrina Elam is born in Bray, Oklahoma. She writes "Easy," a 2011 Rascal Flatts collaboration with Natasha Bedingfield; and "Invisible," a 2014 country hit for Hunter Hayes
Feb 21, 1984
Guitarist Herman Arnspiger dies in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, nursing home. During his tenure with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he took part in recording "Maiden's Prayer," "Right Or Wrong" and "New San Antonio Rose," among others
Aug 10, 1984
Banjo player Bill Mounce dies in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He joined Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys in 1945, playing on "White Cross On Okinawa"
Oct 24, 1984
Gene Sullivan dies in Oklahoma City. He joined Wiley Walker to form a duo, recording the original version of "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" and notching a hit with "Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend"
Oct 25, 1984
Johnnie Lee Wills dies at Tulsa's St. John Medical Center. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he played with the Texas Playboys prior to starting his own band, which earned a 1941 hit with the original version of "Milk Cow Blues"
Dec 9, 1984
Reba McEntire's grandfather, John McEntire, is added to the National Rodeo Hall Of Fame in Oklahoma City
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