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    • Nov 6, 1971
    Billboard reports Sammi Smith and Brenda Lee have been treated for exhaustion at hospitals in Nashville
    Jan 6, 1972
    Mike Reid is named to the Associated Press' All-Pro AFC team. Reid is destined to write country hits for Tim McGraw, Ronnie Milsap and Colline Raye
    Jan 6, 1972
    The Los Angeles Times reports Barbi Benton is joining the cast of "Hee Haw"
    Jan 15, 1972
    A Billboard cover story announces the launch of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Records. The company will aid the recording careers of Mickey Gilley and Barbi Benton
    Mar 18, 1972
    Billboard reports Jeannie C. Riley has been granted her release from the Plantation Records artist roster
    Jan 4, 1973
    Mike Reid, a defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals, is included on the Associated Press' NFL All-Pro team. A decade later, he's a pro songwriter, credited with the Ronnie Milsap hit "Inside"
    Feb 23, 1973
    The Atlanta Constitution quotes Skeeter Davis on the Grand Ole Opry's imminent move from the Ryman: "It's the Mother Church of Country Music. It's almost sacred. I wouldn't even do a promotion for Opryland, and you can quote me on that"
    Mar 29, 1973
    Life imitates art as Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show appear on the cover of Rolling Stone on the heels of their hit "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone." Within a year, Buck Owens retools the song for country as "On The Cover Of The Music City News"
    Apr 22, 1973
    The Houston Post quotes Ernest Tubb on Kris Kristofferson: "Representing country music, you know--with a beard, and using four-letter words in front of children...it's just a shame. I didn't know a Rhodes Scholar could be so dumb"
    Jun 18, 1973
    Loretta Lynn appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine with the headline "The Country Music Craze"



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