Coming up, our list of listeners who are celebrating here on August 24th, plus a look back at some of the events on the date in Country Music History.

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1963- Bobby Bare records "500 Miles Away From Home" at Nashville's RCA Studio B.

1977- "Take This Job And Shove It" is recorded by Johnny Paycheck at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio.

1985- The duet "Real Love", by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, is #1 on the Billboard country chart.

2000- "Breathe" by Faith Hill, becomes her second gold single.

2001- June Carter Cash has surgery to install a pacemaker.

2004- Tim McGraw's album "Live Like You Were Dying", is released by Curb Records.

2012- Kacey Musgrave's first single, "Merry Go Round", is released to radio, by Mercury Records.

Concho Valley birthdays include:

Rosa Cervantes, old enough.  From the Cortez family.

Joaquin Cervantes, 27. From the Cortez family.

Lisa Davis, 50 something.  From Tricia, Leah and Donna.

No wedding anniversaries to report.

 

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