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    • Oct 8, 1977
    Tom T. Hall is made an honorary citizen of Spokane, Washington. The moment is a stark turn-around from the anger engendered from the town for Hall's album cut "Spokane Motel Room Blues"
    Nov 16, 1977
    Pop singer Bobby Vinton receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The honor comes just months after he earned a country hit as a songwriter via Marty Robbins' recording of "Adios Amigo"
    Aug 21, 1978
    Dolly Parton gives a free lunchtime concert at New York's City Hall, where she receives a key to the city from mayor Ed Koch
    Dec 23, 1978
    Crystal Gayle Day is declared in the singer's hometown of Wabash, Indiana
    Feb 4, 1979
    Livin' on Tulsa time: The Mayor of Tulsa declares Don Williams Day
    Mar 7, 1979
    Ray Charles performs the Hoagy Carmichael-penned "Georgia On My Mind" for legislators at the Capitol in Atlanta, as the tune is officially recognized as the state song of Georgia
    Mar 13, 1979
    Olivia Newton-John is honored by Queen Elizabeth II as an officer of the Order of the British Empire during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London
    Mar 25, 1979
    The Sons Of The Pioneers are recognized as a national treasure by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
    May 2, 1979
    The Tennessee legislature votes to name a stretch of U.S. Highway 441 in Sevier County Dolly Parton Parkway
    Jun 27, 1979
    A year after Willie Nelson revived his standard "Georgia On My Mind," Hoagy Carmichael Day is declared in New York, where the songwriter is honored at a Carnegie Hall concert



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