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Sep 27, 1969
Songwriter Joe West is born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He authors Jimmy Wayne's 2008 hit "Do You Believe Me Now" and Toby Keith's 2009 single "American Ride"
Oct 12, 1969
Dixie Chicks fiddler Martie Maguire is born in York, Pennsylvania. The fashionable, harmony-driven female trio earns numerous awards between 1998 and 2003 before an offhand political remark damages its standing in mainstream country. The group renames as The Chicks in 2020
Nov 29, 1969
Penn State beats North Carolina State, 33-8, in the final regular season game for Nittany Lion defensive tackle Mike Reid. He goes on to score a country hit with "Walk On Faith," and write songs for Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap and Tanya Tucker
Feb 14, 1970
Merle Haggard plays the Philadelphia Civic Center and records the concert for what will become the album "The Fightin' Side Of Me"
Sep 7, 1970
Songwriter Dave Pahanish is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He writes Jimmy Wayne's "Do You Believe Me Now" and Toby Keith's "American Ride"
Sep 20, 1970
Terry Bradshaw quarterbacks the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time in a 19-7 loss to the Houston Oilers at Three Rivers Stadium. He goes on to earn a minor country hit with his 1975 recording of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Nov 5, 1970
Heather and Jennifer Kinley are born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They form a duo, The Kinleys, and win the Academy of Country Music's Top New Duo or Group award in 1998 on the heels of a debut album brimming with strong harmonies
Jul 30, 1971
Glen Campbell visits a tiny town that shares his name, Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania
Oct 17, 1971
'N Sync's Chris Kirkpatrick is born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group joins Alabama when the country band records a successful remake of 'N Sync's own "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You"
Jun 23, 1972
Elton Britt dies from a heart attack in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. A long-shot candidate for president in 1960, he earned acclaim for his World War II hit "There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere"
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