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Nov 21, 1979
Capricorn Records files for bankruptcy in Macon, Georgia. The home of The Allman Brothers Band and the southern rock movement, the label later reopens in Nashville, working briefly with Kenny Chesney and Hank Williams Jr.
Jun 19, 1980
Disco queen Donna Summer becomes the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, at a time when Dolly Parton has a country hit with the Summer-penned "Starting Over Again"
Sep 22, 1980
United Artists officially becomes Liberty. The label's top country artists include Kenny Rogers and Dottie West
Aug 1, 1981
MTV debuts in 2.1 million homes. The rock video channel periodically includes a country artist in its programming, giving occasional play to Hank Williams Jr., Dwight Yoakam and Eddie Rabbitt
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
Oct 1, 1982
Epcot Center opens at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The futuristic attraction is linked via Disney to Lyric Street Records, a Nashville-based country label that enjoys success with such acts as SHeDAISY, Rascal Flatts and Aaron Tippin
Nov 10, 1982
Joe Galante is named the successor to Jerry Bradley at RCA Records
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
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