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  • Jan 9, 1979
    Mr. Blackwell names Dolly Parton the worst-dressed woman in America, saying there are "too many yards of Dolly poured into too few inches of fabric." Also on the list: Olivia Newton-John, Linda Ronstadt and Suzanne Somers
    Dec 25, 1979
    William Lee Golden, of The Oak Ridge Boys, stops cutting his hair, the first step in his evolution to a mountain man image
    Jan 9, 1980
    Dolly Parton is ranked at #6 on Mr. Blackwell's list of the 10 worst-dressed women. Bo Derek, the star of "10," finishes #1
    Nov 27, 1980
    William Lee Golden, of The Oak Ridge Boys, stops trimming his beard. Combined with the long hair he's been growing since Christmas 1979, the facial hair helps create a new mountain man image
    Jan 6, 1981
    "Someone should unplug this Christmas tree": Mr. Blackwell slags Marie Osmond as he ranks her #10 among the worst-dressed women. She keeps company with Charlene Tilton, Susan Anton, Elizabeth Taylor and--at #1--Brooke Shields
    Jun 1, 1981
    A new Loretta Lynn's Western Wear outlet opens in Nashville
    Jan 12, 1982
    Barbara Mandrell tops Mr. Blackwell's list of the worst-dressed women. Others named include Loretta Lynn, Charlene Tilton, Elizabeth Taylor, Sheena Easton and Dolly Parton, who he calls "an atomic jelly-bean explosion"
    Apr 23, 1983
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band are featured in a Members Only ad in The New York Times as the fashion company launches the print portion of a $5 million campaign featuring the trio as ambassadors
    Dec 31, 1983
    Riders In The Sky's Woody Paul crawls out on the Grand Ole Opry stage wearing nothing but boots and diapers in honor of the impending new year. The Riders claim it's "the most undressed anyone's ever been on the Opry"
    Jan 11, 1984
    Olivia Newton-John appears on Mr. Blackwell's annual worst-dressed list, with Joan Collins, Joan Rivers, Barbra Streisand and Boy George




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