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    • May 18, 1986
    Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings appear in a CBS remake of the western movie "Stagecoach," along with June Carter, John Schneider, John Carter Cash, Jessi Colter, David Allan Coe and Billy Swan
    Aug 17, 1990
    Billy Swan has a performance scene as the movie "Wild At Heart" debuts. The picture features Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula," plus star Nicolas Cage singing the Elvis Presley songs "Love Me" and "Love Me Tender"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Four Kris Kristofferson songs make this list, including his own performance of "Why Me." Band member Billy Swan appears with "I Can Help"
    Jul 5, 2004
    Fifty years after Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right," guitarist Scotty Moore and drummer D.J. Fontana--who were in Presley's band--perform at a block party on Union Avenue in front of the Sun Recording Studio in Memphis. Billy Swan sings "Mystery Train"; Ronnie McDowell does "Heartbreak Hotel" and "That's All Right"
    Nov 8, 2007
    Kris Kristofferson and band members Billy Swan and Chris Gantry play the Bluebird Cafe to mark the Nashville Songwriters Association's acquisition of the venue. Attending: Rodney Crowell, Paul Overstreet, Marshall Chapman and Shawn Camp
    May 20, 2010
    Billy Swan, Donnie Fritts, Russell Smith and Gary Nicholson play a benefit for the children of late cancer victims at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe
    Sep 13, 2014
    Kris Kristofferson's concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium closes with a surprise appearance by former bandmates Billy Swan, Chris Gantry and Donnie Fritts, who join Kristofferson on "Why Me"
    Dec 19, 2014
    A hiker sings "Red River Valley" to Reese Witherspoon's character in a key scene in the movie "Wild," which debuts in theaters. The film also features snippets of a Lucinda Williams song and Billy Swan's version of "Don't Be Cruel"
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