Mar 7, 1986

RCA releases Eddie Rabbitt's "Repetitive Regret"

Mar 7, 1986

Randy Travis makes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. After an introduction from Little Jimmy Dickens, he performs "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"

Mar 7, 1985

Kris Kristofferson enters University Hospital in Seattle after suffering undisclosed injuries while working on the movie "Trouble In Mind"

Mar 7, 1985

The Nashville Network hosts a birthday bash at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Scheduled host George Jones, feeling mistreated, leaves just before the show starts. Ricky Skaggs takes over as host

Mar 7, 1983

Ricky Skaggs earns a gold album from the RIAA, for "Waitin' For The Sun To Shine"

Mar 7, 1983

"Any Day Now" composer Bob Hilliard and Broadway figure Fred Ebb join the Songwriters Hall Of Fame during a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Willie Nelson receives the Lifetime Achievement award

Mar 7, 1983

The Nashville Network debuts on cable TV. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash perform on TNN's very first show

Mar 7, 1983

"Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story" airs on NBC-TV with Richard Thomas in the lead role. A still-unknown Naomi Judd has a small part, as does Bocephus' manager, Merle Kilgore

Mar 7, 1982

Merle Haggard sings "Silver Wings," "Workin' Man Blues" and "My Favorite Memory" for president Ronald Reagan on a ranch in California. The concert, which will air as "In Performance At The White House," also features fiddler Mark O'Connor

Mar 7, 1981

The Bellamy Brothers climb to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Do You Love As Good As You Look"