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    • Aug 21, 1972
    "Who can make the sun rise?" Sammy Davis Jr. earns a gold single from the RIAA for his pop release "Candy Man," produced in part by Curb Records owner Mike Curb
    Aug 23, 1972
    Epic releases Tammy Wynette's album "My Man"
    Aug 23, 1972
    Columbia releases Mac Davis' album "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me"
    Aug 23, 1972
    Donna Fargo picks up her first gold single from the Recording Industry Association of America for "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A."
    Aug 23, 1972
    The city of West Plains, Missouri, observes Jan Howard Day and opens the Jan Howard Expressway
    Aug 24, 1972
    Glen Campbell begins a two-night stand at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. He's introduced to Carl Jackson and adds the youngster to his band, where Jackson remains for the next 12 years. Jackson plays on a number of Campbell's hits and authors Campbell's 1985 single ("Love Always) Letter To Home"
    Aug 24, 1972
    Townes Van Zandt records the original version of "Pancho And Lefty" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville. It becomes a country hit 11 years later when it's remade by Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
    Aug 25, 1972
    Junior Samples shows up at the jail in Georgia's Forsyth County to post bail for his manager, James Gibson, and son, Lamar Samples, each incarcerated on alcohol charges. Instead of freeing them, Junior is booked for being intoxicated
    Aug 26, 1972
    Jerry Wallace reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"
    Aug 27, 1972
    Glen Campbell is among the party-goers at the San Clemente, California, home of president Richard Nixon. He mingles with Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Debbie Reynolds, Billy Graham, George Burns and Mary Tyler Moore
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