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Oct 21, 1933Mel Street is born in Grundy, Virginia. He nets a steady stream of major and minor hits on independent labels from 1972-1978, but takes his own life on his 45th birthdayOct 21, 1970Mel Street records "Borrowed Angel"May 13, 1972Mel and Betty Street have a daughter, Jenny Carol StreetMar 6, 1976Kenny Rogers and Mel Street guest on "Hee Haw," where Street performs "Smokey Mountain Memories." Host Buck Owens sings "Please Mr. Please," and co-host Roy Clark does "Red River Valley"Nov 27, 1976Johnny Paycheck and Mel Street appear as guests on "Hee Haw." The show is hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark, who performs "Back Home Again"Dec 21, 1977Polydor releases Mel Street's "If I Had A Cheating Heart"Oct 21, 1978Mel Street commits suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot on his 45th birthday at home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He scored a number of hits on independent labels from 1972-1978, and influenced later country singers Ricky Van Shelton and Marty Raybon, of ShenandoahSep 2, 2001Mel Street is inducted into the West Virginia Country Music Hall of FameMar 14, 2003The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Mel Street appears on the list twice, with "Lovin' On Backstreets" and "I Met A Friend Of Your's Today"
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