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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
(Tuesday, May 13)
Lari White born in Dunedin, Fla., 1965.
Bob Wills dies at age 70, 1975.
The Everly Brothers debut on the charts with "Bye Bye Love," 1957.
Tanya Tucker debuts on the charts with "Delta Dawn," 1972.
Willie Nelson's "Stardust" debuts on the album chart, 1978 (it is still on the charts 10 years later).
Hank Williams Jr.'s "Greatest Hits -- Volume 2" goes gold, 1986.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Twenty Years Of Dirt" album is released, 1986.
John Berry's "Your Love Amazes Me" goes to No. 1, 1994.
MUSIC AND MORE
WHEEL'S BENSON ALBUM OUT JUNE 24
Audium Records plans a June 24 release of "Beyond Time," the solo debut album from multi-Grammy-winning Asleep at the Wheel leader Ray Benson, the label says in a news release.
The collection features guest shots by Dolly Parton, Delbert McClinton, Jimmie Vaughan, Stanley Jordan, Flaco Jimenez and others.
Benson wrote most of the songs on the album, including "Isn't It Strange" from 1978 and "Let's Get Lost," co-authored with Willie Nelson last year.
JUNE CARTER CASH IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Singer-songwriter June Carter Cash on Monday still was in critical condition at Baptist Hospital in Nashville with complications from heart surgery, CMT.com reports.
Cash, 73, underwent heart valve replacement surgery Wednesday at Baptist, where her husband, Johnny Cash, was hospitalized for three weeks in March for treatment of pneumonia.
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LONDON, May 28 (UPI) --
Emily Watson and Dominic West took home top acting awards at the British Academy Television Awards for their roles in ITV's drama "Appropriate Adult."
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HOUSTON, May 29 (UPI) --
An employer says a 17-year-old girl Texas girl who spent a night in jail for truancy does nothing but work and go to school.
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RANKIN, Pa., May 28 (UPI) --
Police in Pennsylvania said an officer was charged with trespassing and criminal mischief for allegedly breaking into a neighbor's home to do laundry.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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