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    • Dec 8, 1980
    John Lennon dies of a gun shot from a disturbed fan outside his New York home, the Dakota. Songs Lennon co-wrote as a member of The Beatles will become 1980s country hits for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo and Rosanne Cash
    Apr 27, 1981
    Ex-Beatle drummer Ringo Starr marries Barbara Bach in London. The ceremony is attended by former bandmates Paul McCartney and George Harrison, both of whom have authored country hits
    Aug 14, 1985
    Michael Jackson spends $47.5 million, outbidding Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono, for rights to 250 Beatles songs written by McCartney and John Lennon. They include the future country remakes "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Mar 24, 1986
    "Madonna's Beatles Boss": George Harrison, author of the Johnny Rodriguez country hit "Something," joins Madonna on the cover of People magazine
    Jan 20, 1988
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Les Paul, Berry Gordy Jr., The Beach Boys, The Drifters and The Supremes
    Jun 24, 1989
    Rosanne Cash tops the Billboard country singles chart with a remake of The Beatles' "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Feb 13, 1990
    MCA releases Lionel Cartwright's "I Watched It All (On My Radio)." Referenced in the transistor tale: The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, the Grand Ole Opry and the national anthem
    Jan 27, 1994
    Patty Loveless records "I Try To Think About Elvis" at Nashville's Woodland Sound, namechecking Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey, William Shakespeare, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones along the way
    Apr 4, 1995
    Liberty releases "Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles," a tribute album with Steve Wariner, John Berry, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Little Texas, Randy Travis, Sammy Kershaw, David Ball, Collin Raye, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Dean and others
    Aug 21, 1995
    Joe Diffie records "Bigger Than The Beatles," name-dropping the Fab Four, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles and Elvis Presley
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