May 23, 1978

Glen Campbell records "I'm Gonna Love You" at the Lagniappe Studios in Sherman Oaks, California

May 23, 1978

Kenny Rogers, Donna Fargo and Barbara Mandrell co-host the 13th annual Academy Of Country Music awards on ABC-TV. Rogers wins four times during the ceremony, taped the previous month at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium

May 23, 1977

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band appears in Moscow, the final concert in a 24-show tour presented by the American State Department. In addition to Dirt Band songs, the set list includes "The Battle Of New Orleans" and the Cajun classic "Diggy Diggy Lo"

May 23, 1977

Charley Pride records "Where Do I Put Her Memory" at Sound Masters in Nashville

May 23, 1977

Linda Ronstadt begins recording her album "Simple Dreams" at the Sound Factory on Selma Avenue in Los Angeles

May 23, 1976

Amped on whiskey and cocaine, Ronnie Van Zant loses his voice during a Lynyrd Skynyrd show in Charlotte and leaves the stage. "Sweet Home Alabama" ranks among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book

May 23, 1975

The Jimmie Rodgers Museum is dedicated in Meridian, Mississippi

May 23, 1975

Contradicting his future ultra-conservative image, Charlie Daniels tells Nashville's morning newspaper, The Tennessean, he supports the legalization of marijuana

May 23, 1975

It's not so lonely out tonight: B.J. Thomas nets a gold single from the RIAA for "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"

May 23, 1974

Singer/songwriter Jewel Kilcher is born in Payson, Utah. Known professionally as Jewel, she gets established as a pop star in 1996, segueing into the country charts with the 2008 single "Stronger Woman"