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Color-changing Text Here’s a summary of country music history events that happened this week of June, organized by year: - 1963 – Four months after her passing, Decca Records released "The Patsy Cline Story", a compilation of her best-known songs from 1961 to 1963. - 1978 – Johnny Cash received the United Nations Humanitarian Award at a ceremony in New York City. - 1979 – Country singer Lee Brice was born in Sumter, South Carolina. His song “Love Like Crazy” set a record for the longest run on the Hot Country Songs chart. - 1987 – Dwight Yoakam’s "Hillbilly Deluxe" became his second consecutive #1 album, featuring hits like “Little Sister” and “Little Ways.” - 1991 – Brooks & Dunn released their debut single, “Brand New Man,” which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart. - 1998 – Former Oak Ridge Boys member Steve Sanders tragically passed away from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. - 2004 – Ray Charles passed away due to acute liver disease. His "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" albums helped integrate country and pop music. - 2005 – Carrie Underwood made her Grand Ole Opry debut just weeks after winning "American Idol", performing Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” - 2012 – Wynonna Judd married musician Cactus Moser at her home in Tennessee. - 2015 – Emmylou Harris received the Polar Music Prize and was praised by President Barack Obama for her contributions to music. - 2019 – Chuck Glaser, the last surviving member of The Glaser Brothers, passed away at age 83. .....

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