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    • Mar 4, 1980
    The RIAA holds a private party for FBI director William Webster in recognition of his anti-piracy efforts. Helen Reddy and Larry Gatlin perform
    Sep 25, 1981
    The Association of Country Entertainers closes its offices due to lack of funding. ACE had been established in 1974 when numerous Nashville performers were unhappy over the infiltration of pop stars into country music
    Dec 28, 1981
    WEA, the distribution company for Warner Bros., Elektra and Atlantic, raises the price of 45 rpm vinyl singles from $1.68 to $1.99. The move affects such country acts as Eddie Rabbitt, Hank Williams Jr., Emmylou Harris and Eddy Raven
    Jun 5, 1982
    Jay Patten is the first act to perform as The Bluebird Cafe opens in Nashville. The club becomes a significant songwriter showcase, central to the movie "The Thing Called Love." Garth Brooks earns his recording contract after a 1988 Bluebird show
    Aug 17, 1982
    The PolyGram pressing plant in Hanover, West Germany, creates the first CD
    Jan 28, 1983
    WDHA, a radio station in Dover, New Jersey, becomes the first commercial broadcaster to use a CD on the air
    Mar 2, 1983
    Sony, Philips and PolyGram unveil their CD systems. Originally intended for audiophiles, the CD becomes the primary format for music by the end of the decade
    Mar 6, 1983
    Country Music Television (CMT) makes its cable debut. The first video to air on the channel: Faron Young's "It's Four In The Morning"
    Mar 7, 1983
    The Nashville Network debuts on cable TV. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash perform on TNN's very first show
    Sep 1, 1983
    Gaylord Broadcasting officially takes over control of Opryland, including WSM Radio, the Grand Ole Opry and TNN



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