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Aug 28, 1977

Loretta Lynn is featured on the CBS special "The People's Command Performance" alongside George Burns, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Williams and Robert Goulet

Sep 2, 1977

"The Starland Vocal Band Show" ends a six-week run as a summer replacement series on CBS with an instrumental version of "Afternoon Delight" as the closing theme. The hosting band includes "Take Me Home, Country Roads" writers Bill and Taffy Danoff and future Mary Chapin Carpenter keyboard player Jon Carroll

Sep 3, 1977

"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" makes its final prime-time appearance on CBS-TV, with Sonny Curtis singing the theme song, "Love Is All Around"

Sep 10, 1977

Mary MacGregor performs "Torn Between Two Lovers" in the two-hour CBS special "State Fair America," also featuring Roy Clark, Lynn Anderson and Mel Tillis

Sep 17, 1977

Mel Tillis performs "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" in the season premiere of the syndicated "Hee Haw." Susan Raye and The Duke Of Paducah guest. Buck Owens revisits his hit "Think Of Me" and Roy Clark leads a group that includes Roni Stoneman, Grandpa Jones and Buck Trent on "Company's Comin'"

Sep 17, 1977

Willie Nelson performs "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" on the syndicated TV show "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. Nelson also duets with Tracy Nelson on "After The Fire Is Gone" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"

Sep 23, 1977

Kris Kristofferson plays Han Solo on a "Star Wars" musical skit during the season premiere of ABC-TV's "Donny And Marie," where Donny Osmond portrays Luke Skywalker and Marie Osmond appears as Princess Leia. The hosts launch the show with "Southern Nights," and The Osmonds cover "Shining Star"

Sep 24, 1977

Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Roy Clark close TV's "Hee Haw" with a gospel medley. Clark also performs "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and Buck Owens opens the episode singing "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" with Grandpa Jones, The Hagers and Lulu Roman

Sep 30, 1977

"You're Gone" songwriter Paul Williams is the musical guest on ABC-TV's "Donny And Marie" variety series

Oct 1, 1977

Kenny Rogers sings "Lucille" and "Daytime Friends" on "Hee Haw," the same weekend he marries show regular Marianne Gordon

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