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Sep 27, 1919
Actress Jayne Mansfield is born in Wuchang, China. She's destined to marry TV host Steve Allen, who writes the Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely country hit "Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)"
Dec 5, 1922
Songwriter Don Robertson is born in Peking, China. His credits include: Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me I'm Falling," Hank Snow's "I Don't Hurt Anymore" and Eddy Arnold's "I Really Don't Want To Know"
May 6, 1952
Major Walter Harris' plane is shot down over China during the Korean War. Daughter Emmylou Harris is unaware if her father is even alive for the next 16 months while he's tortured as a prisoner of war
Oct 27, 1988
Sawyer Brown performs the first of three concerts in Xiamen, China, sponsored by R.J. Reynolds/Nabisco
Oct 14, 1992
John Denver begins a landmark tour of China--the biggest concert series by a Western artist allowed by the nation's government at the time
Apr 8, 2006
The Rolling Stones make their mainland China debut in Shanghai. The band agreed not to play specific songs, including "Honky Tonk Women," one of country's 500 greatest singles according to a Country Music Foundation book
Nov 5, 2006
Ricochet headlines "An Evening Of American Country Music" at the New Palace in Huangshan. It marks the first country music festival ever presented in China
Apr 7, 2008
Olivia Newton-John begins walking the Great Wall Of China to raise money for an Australian cancer charity. The 141-mile excursion is expected to take 21 days, concluding in Beijing
Oct 19, 2010
Buddy Jewell performs in China for the first time at the Shenzhen Concert Hall
Mar 9, 2011
The Eagles give their first concert in Mainland China at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The set list includes "Hotel California" and "Desperado"
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