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    • May 16, 1980
    Roy Orbison is guest host of "The Midnight Special," performing "Crying," "Blue Bayou," "Only The Lonely" and "Oh, Pretty Woman." The NBC broadcast also features Patti LaBelle and Billy Preston
    May 17, 1980
    Mel Tillis guests on the CBS series "The Tim Conway Show"
    May 19, 1980
    The Charlie Daniels Band performs "In America" on ABC-TV's "Cheryl Ladd Special"
    May 20, 1980
    Anne Murray guests on the "Mac Davis 10th Anniversary Special"
    May 21, 1980
    Buck Owens and his "Hee Haw" cohort Gunilla Hutton appear in the ABC-TV movie "Murder Can Kill You" with Tony Danza and Jamie Farr
    May 23, 1980
    Mickey Gilley sings his current hits "True Love Ways" and "Stand By Me" on NBC's "The Midnight Special"
    May 24, 1980
    Andrew Gold, a sideman for Linda Ronstadt and future supporting musician for Wynonna, is the musical guest on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live"
    May 28, 1980
    Barbara Mandrell performs "Crackers" during "Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party" on NBC, joined on the bill by fellow guests Andy Gibb and Diana Ross
    Jun 1, 1980
    Ted Turner's Cable News Network, CNN, makes its debut. The station appears in the lyrics of Mary Chapin Carpenter's 1994 hit "I Take My Chances," Alan Jackson's 2001 single "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" and Chris Janson's 2017 release "Fix A Drink"
    Jun 13, 1980
    "The Midnight Special" features Bonnie Tyler performing "It's A Heartache." Also in the lineup: Neil Sedaka, The Brothers Johnson and Del Shannon



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