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Sep 14, 1977

One year before Kenny Rogers will have a hit with it, J.J. Cale records "The Gambler" at Nashville's Audiogram Studio

Sep 16, 1977

Tom T. Hall records "May The Force Be With You Always," inspired by "Star Wars," in an afternoon at his Toy Box in Nashville

Sep 17, 1977

Reba McEntire makes her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing the Patsy Cline classic "Sweet Dreams" and Roger Miller's "Invitation To The Blues," 30 years to the day after her father won his first rodeo honor

Sep 20, 1977

Farrell Morris adds percussion to Johnny Duncan's "Come A Little Bit Closer" during an overdub session at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios

Sep 20, 1977

Strings are added to Merle Haggard's Elvis Presley homage, "From Graceland To The Promised Land," in a morning overdub session at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville

Sep 21, 1977

Singer/songwriter Bill LaBounty records "This Night Won't Last Forever" at the Creative Workshop in Nashville. The song becomes a pop hit for Michael Johnson in 1979 and a country hit for Sawyer Brown in 1997

Sep 21, 1977

Paying homage to its best-known industry, Nashville elects to call its minor league baseball team the Nashville Sounds. Among the club's owners: Conway Twitty, Jerry Reed and The Oak Ridge Boys' Richard Sterban

Sep 27, 1977

T.G. Sheppard records "Mister D.J." at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville

Sep 28, 1977

Kenny Rogers & Dottie West record "Every Time Two Fools Collide" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville

Oct 4, 1977

Strings are added to Marty Robbins' "Return To Me" during a morning overdub session at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville

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