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    • Oct 20, 1980
    Bradley's Barn burns in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Built by record producer Owen Bradley in 1965, the recording studio had provided the setting for influential recordings by Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson and Jack Greene, among others
    Dec 9, 1980
    The Board of Commissioners in Hendersonville, Tennessee, passes an ordinance allowing Conway Twitty to begin building Twitty City. Mayor Pat Patterson opposes the decision, saying the commercial zone will open the door for "tacky car washes"
    Jan 27, 1981
    The city commission in Hendersonville, Tennessee, approves a zoning change that allows Conway Twitty to begin construction on a six-acre tract of land, set to become Music Village--a.k.a. Twitty City
    Apr 1, 1981
    Billy Bob's Texas, the world's biggest honky tonk, opens in Fort Worth with a concert by Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
    May 24, 1981
    Hendersonville, Tennessee, approves $1.5 million in bonds to finance a tourist complex being developed by Conway Twitty
    Jun 9, 1981
    Conway Twitty holds groundbreaking ceremonies for Twitty City in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Some 2,500 fans, in town for Fan Fair, show up for the event
    Jun 30, 1981
    Mary Reeves Davis opens the Jim Reeves Museum in Nashville--not in his former home, but in a house he liked
    Sep 10, 1981
    Henson Cargill opens Henson's, a country club in Oklahoma City. Glen Campbell plays opening night
    Sep 20, 1981
    Nashville mayor Richard Fulton announces that two blocks of Hawkins Street on Music Row will be renamed Roy Acuff Place during a roast of Acuff at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. On hand for the roast: Gene Autry and vice president George Bush
    Nov 9, 1981
    Two blocks of Hawkins Street on Music Row are renamed Roy Acuff Place



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