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Jan 12, 1982

Dolly Parton receives three Grammy nominations, including one for the pop Song of the Year for "9 To 5"

Feb 3, 1982

Jessica Harp is born in Kansas City, Missouri. She becomes a member of The Wreckers, a duo with Michelle Branch, after working as a vocalist in Branch's band

Feb 24, 1982

Dolly Parton's "9 To 5" wins a pair of trophies--Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female--during the 24th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Mar 15, 1982

"You Ain't Going Nowhere" composer Bob Dylan is inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City. Also added are Paul Simon, Jerry Ross, Gordon Jenkins and Meredith Willson

Mar 26, 1982

Songwriter Jean Villard dies in Vevey, Switzerland. He authored The Browns' 1959 country hit "The Three Bells"

Mar 31, 1982

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jedd Hughes is born in Port Augusta, Australia. He earns hits as a songwriter on Josh Gracin's "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" and Keith Urban's "Put You In A Song." He also plays mandolin on Little Big Town's "Pontoon" and guitar on Dierks Bentley's "Drunk On A Plane"

Apr 3, 1982

Songwriters Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager marry in Santa Monica. They co-write "On My Own," a pop hit for Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle which is later covered by Reba McEntire with Linda Davis, Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride

Apr 24, 1982

Songwriter Shel Silverstein's only daughter, Shoshanna, dies of a cerebral aneurysm in Baltimore, Maryland. He wrote such country hits as "One's On The Way," "Marie Laveau," "The Winner" and "A Boy Named Sue"

Apr 27, 1982

Guitarist John Osborne is born in Annapolis, Maryland. With younger sibling T.J., he forms Brothers Osborne, earning a Grammy nomination with the duo's 2015 single "Stay A Little Longer." They also collect Vocal Duo of the Year honors from both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music

May 5, 1982

Dolly Parton and two publishers file a lawsuit in a preemptive effort to prove her song "9 To 5" does not infringe on Benny Martin's "Me And My Fiddle"

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