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Jan 17, 1982
Amanda Wilkinson is born in Belleville, Ontario. The Canadian singer joins father Steve and brother Tyler to form The Wilkinsons, who mesh tight harmonies in their sentimental 1998 single "26 Cents"
Mar 26, 1982
Songwriter Jean Villard dies in Vevey, Switzerland. He authored The Browns' 1959 country hit "The Three Bells"
Mar 31, 1982
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jedd Hughes is born in Port Augusta, Australia. He earns hits as a songwriter on Josh Gracin's "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" and Keith Urban's "Put You In A Song." He also plays mandolin on Little Big Town's "Pontoon" and guitar on Dierks Bentley's "Drunk On A Plane"
Jul 27, 1982
Bill Monroe has his kidneys drained during surgery in Nova Scotia
Aug 17, 1982
The PolyGram pressing plant in Hanover, West Germany, creates the first CD
Mar 28, 1983
Dolly Parton begins a two-night stand at the London Palladium, shooting it for an HBO special, "Dolly In Concert." The set includes "Baby I'm Burnin'," "Great Balls Of Fire," "9 To 5" and "I Will Always Love You"
Mar 29, 1983
A bomb threat disrupts--but doesn't cancel--Dolly Parton's appearance at the Dominion Theater in London
Sep 1, 1983
The Soviet Union downs Korean Air Lines flight 007, killing 269 people, including a U.S. congressman. The event inspires Lee Greenwood to write "God Bless The U.S.A." Johnny Cash also cancels a Soviet tour in protest
Sep 22, 1983
The Everly Brothers reunite after a 10-year breakup, performing at London's fabled Royal Albert Hall. The evening's repertoire includes "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up Little Susie," "Cathy's Clown" and "Crying In The Rain"
Nov 10, 1983
Johnny Cash severely cuts his hand punching a hotel-room wall during a drug-related hallucination in Nottingham, England, though he continues to tour, performing the following night in Birmingham
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