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Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton visit small town Missouri

By No Earplugs on April 21, 1973 • ( Leave a comment )

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton at Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri, April 21, 1973 (date is an estimate). Growing up in small town Missouri did not afford many opportunities for well-known, national artists. Boonville was a town located smack-dab in the middle of Missouri just off I-70. […]

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By No Earplugs on January 1, 1900 • ( Leave a comment )

Important dates in music! JANUARY 4 – Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order) was born on this day in 1956 in Broughton, Lancashire, England. 4 – Michael Stipe of R.E.M. born on this day in 1960 in Decatur, Georgia. 4 – The Doors released their self-titled debut on […]