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Oct 27, 1973
Southern comedian Jerry Clower joins the Grand Ole Opry cast during a performance at the Ryman Auditorium. He becomes the last new member added before the show relocates to the Grand Ole Opry House
Nov 10, 1973
David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, are murdered in their Ridgetop, Tennessee, home when they surprise burglars after his Grand Ole Opry performance. Their bodies are discovered by Grandpa Jones
Apr 6, 1974
Comedian George "Goober" Lindsey appears on the syndicated variety series "The Bobby Goldsboro Show"
Feb 1, 1975
"How-deee!" Minnie Pearl appears on "The Jimmy Dean Show"
Sep 27, 1975
Barbi Benton performs "Brass Buckles" on "Hee Haw." Comedian George Gobel guests, alongside regulars Roy Clark, Minnie Pearl, Grandpa Jones and Buck Owens, who sings "The Snakes Crawl At Night" and "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line"
Nov 30, 1976
"Hee Haw" star Junior Samples breaks his hip while fishing in Georgia's Lake Lanier
Jan 21, 1978
Comedian Steve Martin performs "King Tut" on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." His backing band, dressed in Egyptian costumes, is The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, billed as The Toot Uncommons
Oct 7, 1978
Comedian John Byner appears on the syndicated TV series "The Donna Fargo Show"
Dec 13, 1978
Comedian Ben Hoffman is born in Lexington, Kentucky. Using the alter ego Wheeler Walker Jr., he scores Top 10 country albums with the 2016 release "Redneck Shit" and the 2017 project "Ol Wheeler"
Aug 24, 1979
MCA releases comedian Jerry Clower's "Greatest Hits"
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