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  • Mar 11, 1967
    Jimmy Dean appears alongside guest host Kate Smith on the ABC-TV variety show "The Hollywood Palace"
    Oct 2, 1968
    Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Kate Smith appear on NBC's "The Kraft Music Hall"
    Apr 16, 1969
    Johnny Cash performs "Folsom Prison Blues" on NBC-TV's "The Kraft Music Hall." Other guests include The Statler Brothers, who sing "Flowers On The Wall"; and Carl Perkins, who does "Restless"; plus Paul Lynde and Kate Smith
    Jan 1, 1976
    One-time country hitmaker Kate Smith serves as grand marshal for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
    Apr 1, 1976
    NBC's "The Mac Davis Show" welcomes The Osmond Brothers and Kate Smith
    Jun 20, 1976
    Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" as NBC tapes "The Stars And Stripes Show" in Oklahoma City. The bill for the special also includes Ed McMahon, Anita Bryant, The Fifth Dimension and Kate Smith, who performs "God Bless America"
    Jun 30, 1976
    Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" as host of NBC's "The Stars And Stripes Show," a two-hour special with Dionne Warwick, Anita Bryant and The Fifth Dimension. Kate Smith closes with "God Bless America"
    Jun 17, 1986
    Kate Smith, one of the best-known female singers of the 20th century, dies at the Raleigh Community Hospital in North Carolina. Long associated with "God Bless America," she netted a 1948 country hit with "Foggy River"
    Jun 1, 2008
    Fire destroys thousands of master recordings at the Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, including music by Jan Howard, Shel Silverstein, The Louvin Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bobby Helms, Kate Smith, Jack Greene, George Hamilton IV, Nanci Griffith, Fats Domino and Sheryl Crow
    Oct 3, 2009
    Randy Travis, Earl Scruggs and Mike Curb enter the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis along with James Taylor, Ben E. King, Johnny Bristol, Kate Smith and Clyde McPhatter

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