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Oct 13, 1979

Jimmy Dean sings "Alabama Jubilee" on the syndicated TV show "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. Also appearing are Peggy Sue and Rex Allen Jr., who performs "Me And My Broken Heart"

Oct 16, 1979

NBC airs "Country Superstars Of The '70s," a two-hour special taped at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Guests include Glen Campbell, Lynn Anderson, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Eddie Rabbitt, Freddy Fender and Roy Clark

Oct 17, 1979

Tom Selleck stars in the CBS movie "The Concrete Cowboys," with Barbara Mandrell, Jerry Reed, Seidena Reed, Roy Acuff, Ray Stevens and Red West

Oct 18, 1979

Kenny Rogers sings "The Gambler" as a guest on "The Muppet Show"

Oct 20, 1979

Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius sing "Lying In Love With You" on "Hee Haw." Buck Owens delivers "Act Naturally," backed by Bonnie Owens, with additional performances from Roy Clark & Buck Trent, Lulu Roman and The Hagers, who cover "Just When I Needed You Most"

Oct 20, 1979

Barbara Mandrell does a medley of three of her hits--"Standing Room Only," "Married But Not To Each Other" and "The Midnight Oil"--on "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. The Kendalls sing "Just Like Real People" and "Sweet Desire"

Oct 27, 1979

George Jones performs "Maybellene" on the syndicated "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. T.G. Sheppard lip syncs "Happy Together" and "Solitary Man," and Charly McClain delivers "That's What You Do To Me"

Oct 27, 1979

Cristy Lane sings "Simple Little Words" on the syndicated "Hee Haw." Other music comes from Tennessee Ernie Ford; Buck Owens, who does "Sam's Place"; and Roy Clark, who performs "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"

Oct 29, 1979

Kris Kristofferson takes the role of a Civil War-era farmer as NBC debuts the two-part mini-series "Freedom Road," starring Muhammad Ali

Oct 31, 1979

ABC's "Vega$" features two guests with strong country ties: Playboy Records hitmaker Barbi Benton and Linda Thompson, the former girlfriend of Elvis Presley

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