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    • Mar 6, 1983
    Country Music Television (CMT) makes its cable debut. The first video to air on the channel: Faron Young's "It's Four In The Morning"
    Mar 7, 1983
    "Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story" airs on NBC-TV with Richard Thomas in the lead role. A still-unknown Naomi Judd has a small part, as does Bocephus' manager, Merle Kilgore
    Mar 7, 1983
    The Nashville Network debuts on cable TV. Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash perform on TNN's very first show
    Mar 12, 1983
    Steve Wariner and songwriter Paul Williams appear on "Hee Haw" along with The Million Dollar Band, which includes Wariner's buddy, Chet Atkins
    Mar 16, 1983
    CBS-TV shoots a special at Washington, D.C.'s Constitution Hall, celebrating the Country Music Association's 25th anniversary. In the cast: Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Skaggs, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers and Roy Acuff, among others
    Mar 19, 1983
    Leon Everette sings "Soul Searchin'" in his only "Hee Haw" appearance, joined in the guest lineup by Faron Young and songwriter Bobby Braddock
    Mar 21, 1983
    The NBC series "Little House On The Prairie" ends a nine-year run on NBC. Starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, the show is alluded to more than 20 years later with a "Laura Ingalls" reference in Jason Aldean's country hit "Hicktown"
    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 30, 1983
    The FCC approves a $245-million sale of Los Angeles' KTLA-TV by Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters and the Signal companies. Autry receives $20 million in the agreement and becomes the sole owner of the California Angels baseball team and several other properties
    Apr 11, 1983
    Jennifer Warnes sings "Up Where We Belong" with Joe Cocker on the Oscar Awards, where the title wins Best Original Song. Warnes has recorded two country hits: "Right Time Of The Night" and "I Know A Heartache When I See One"



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