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    • Jul 1, 1979
    Kenny Rogers tapes an appearance on "The Muppet Show" in London
    Jul 7, 1979
    Barbara Mandrell and The Oak Ridge Boys are booed off stage in favor of more traditional acts Roy Clark and Doc Watson at the first Montreux Country Festival in Switzerland. Irby Mandrell calls the crowd "a bunch of barbarians"
    Nov 11, 1979
    Film composer Dimitri Tiomkin dies in London after breaking his hip in a fall. Among the more than 100 movies to feature his music was "High Noon," for which he composed the Tex Ritter-performed theme song
    Jan 16, 1980
    "I Feel Fine" co-writer Paul McCartney is arrested for possession of marijuana at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan. He serves 10 days in jail for the offense
    Feb 19, 1980
    Hard-rock singer/songwriter Bon Scott dies after a night of heavy drinking in London. He sang "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "Highway To Hell" for AC/DC, referenced in Craig Morgan's 2009 country hit "Bonfire"
    Apr 10, 1980
    Merrill Osmond, of The Osmonds, collapses in a London hotel, suffering with a heart issue and diabetes. He returns to the U.S. while the rest of the group continues what it says will be its farewell tour. Three years later, he's heard in The Osmonds' country hit "I Think About Your Lovin'"
    Jun 5, 1980
    Hockey player Mike Fisher is born in Peterborough, Ontario. He is destined to become the husband of country singer Carrie Underwood
    Aug 10, 1980
    Vocalist and keyboard player Lydia Salnikova is born in Obninsk, Russia. She joins the all-Russian band Bering Strait, scoring a 2003 Grammy nomination for the instrumental track "Bearing Straight"
    Aug 11, 1980
    Steel player Alexander "Sasha" Ostrovsky is born in Obninsk, Russia. As a member of the all-Russian band Bering Strait, he performs on the cleverly titled "Bearing Straight," an instrumental track nominated for a Grammy award in 2003
    Aug 19, 1980
    Sault St. Marie, Ontario, declares Gary Buck Day. Buck had a country hit in 1963 with "Happy To Be Unhappy"



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