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Jan 24, 1971
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performs "Mr. Bojangles" on the CBS variety show "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour." Also featured are guests Sonny & Cher and series regular Jerry Reed
Jan 26, 1971
George Jones & Tammy Wynette sing "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" on the CBS telecast of "Hee Haw." Billie Jo Spears also guests alongside regular cast members Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Junior Samples and Stringbean, who plays "Sugarfoot Rag"
Jan 26, 1971
Elvis Presley begins a 57-day concert run at Las Vegas' International Hotel, performing in spite of a death threat
Jan 27, 1971
Capitol releases Merle Haggard's remake of a World War II-era Ernest Tubb single, "Soldier's Last Letter"
Jan 29, 1971
"To All The Girls I've Loved Before" singer Julio Iglesias marries Isabel Preysler
Jan 30, 1971
Johnny Cash takes over the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Flesh And Blood"
Jan 30, 1971
Ernest "Jim" Carter, the original guitarist with The Chuck Wagon Gang, dies of a kidney ailment in Fort Worth. The band's version of "I'll Fly Away" is recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts among the 365 greatest Songs Of The Century
Jan 30, 1971
Epic releases the Tammy Wynette compilation "Tammy's Greatest Hits, Volume II"
Jan 31, 1971
Johnny Cash shoots a gospel edition of "The Johnny Cash Show" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, welcoming Stuart Hamblen, The Blackwood Brothers, The Staple Singers, The Oak Ridge Boys and Billy Graham
Jan 31, 1971
Three astronauts carry music recorded for them by Sonny James, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis as Apollo 14 launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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