Mar 7, 1979

Barbara Mandrell makes her first attempt at recording "Fooled By A Feeling" in an afternoon session at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studio

Mar 7, 1979

Ray Charles performs the Hoagy Carmichael-penned "Georgia On My Mind" for legislators at the Capitol in Atlanta, as the tune is officially recognized as the state song of Georgia

Mar 7, 1979

Webb Pierce's controversial guitar-shaped swimming pool on Music Row is sold at auction. Top bid: $150,000 from Pierce's former business partner, William Donoho

Mar 7, 1978

Johnny Russell records "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "You'll Be Back (Every Night In My Dreams)" at Sound Masters in Nashville. The songs will become hits for George Jones and The Statler Brothers, respectively

Mar 7, 1978

RCA releases Bonnie Tyler's crossover hit "It's A Heartache"

Mar 7, 1978

RCA releases Elvis Presley's double-sided single, "Unchained Melody" backed with "Softly, As I Leave You"

Mar 7, 1978

Epic releases Charly McClain's "Let Me Be Your Baby"

Mar 7, 1978

The Oak Ridge Boys record "Come On In" at Woodland Sound in Nashville. The session also yields "Callin' Baton Rouge," destined to become a hit for Garth Brooks

Mar 7, 1978

Warner Bros. releases Emmylou Harris' "Two More Bottles Of Wine"

Mar 7, 1978

Lester Flatt is baptized at Main Street Church of Christ in Manchester, Tennessee