Aug 20, 1978

Ralph Stanley has a son, Ralph Stanley II

Aug 21, 1978

Ronnie and Karan McDowell have a son, Ronnie Dean McDowell

Aug 31, 1978

Buck Owens and Jana Jae are officially divorced after 15 months of marriage

Sep 2, 1978

Ex-Beatle George Harrison marries Olivia Arias in Henley, England. Harrison wrote the ballad "Something," a 1974 country hit for Johnny Rodriguez

Sep 6, 1978

Wayne and Kathlyn Osmond welcome a son, Steven Wayne Osmond, at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City

Oct 7, 1978

Merle Haggard marries Leona Williams at a ranch in Nevada. Among the bridesmaids is his ex-wife, Bonnie Owens. Rose Maddox and brother Fred Maddox perform

Oct 15, 1978

Bobbie Gentry marries Jim Stafford in Somerville, Tennessee

Nov 24, 1978

Katherine Heigl is born in Washington, D.C. The "Grey's Anatomy" actress marries singer/songwriter Josh Kelley in 2007

Nov 28, 1978

Neil Young and his wife, Pegi, have a son, Ben Young

Dec 22, 1978

More than a year after she filed for divorce, Patricia Mickey's six-year marriage to Phil Everly is legally ended