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TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY
(Monday, May 19)
Mickey Newbury born in Houston, 1940.
Eddy Arnold debuts at Carnegie Hall, 1966.
Roger Miller's "King Of The Road" single goes gold, 1965.
Tanya Tucker scores her first No. 1 with "What's Your Mama's Name," 1973.
The Bellamy Brothers "If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" hits No. 1, 1979.
Randy Travis' "Forever And Ever, Amen" reaches No. 1, 1987.
Clint Black's debut single "Better Man" tops country charts, 1989.
MUSIC AND MORE
JUNE CARTER CASH LAID TO REST
First Baptist Church in Hendersonvlle, Tenn., on Sunday was packed with mourners paying their respects to country music star June Carter Cash.
The 73-year-old singer-songwriter died in Nashville Thursday from complications related to heart valve surgery. The funeral was to have been private but her husband, Johnny Cash, opened the services to the public.
She married Cash in 1968, five years after writing his hit single "Ring Of Fire" and one year after the couple recorded their first duet hit, "Jackson."
Mrs. Cash was buried at Hendersonville Memory Gardens.
EX-POWS SPECIAL GUESTS AT ACM AWARDS
Four former prisoners of the Iraq war will be the guests of honor at this week's Academy of Country Music awards show in Las Vegas.
Three-time ACM award winners Lonestar will perform "I'm Already There" for SPC Shoshana Johnson, PFC Patrick Miller, CWO Ronald Young Jr. and CWO David Williams, the academy said on its Web site, acmcountry.com.
The awards show on Wednesday will be broadcast live on CBS starting at 8 p.m. EDT.
ALAN'S 'DRIVE' GOES QUAD PLATINUM
Alan Jackson's "Drive" album has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, says his Web site, alanjackson.com The certification comes after sales of the album reached 4 million since its release in January 2002.
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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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