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    • Aug 16, 1979
    Ed Benson takes over as associate executive director of the Country Music Association in Nashville. He eventually succeeds Jo Walker-Meader in the agency's top position in 1992
    Aug 22, 1979
    Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson and Charlie Daniels each secure four nominations as finalists for the Country Music Association awards are announced in Nashville
    Oct 8, 1979
    Host Kenny Rogers wins three trophies at the 13th CMA awards, held at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House: Male Vocalist; Vocal Duo, for work with Dottie West; and Album of the Year, for "The Gambler," which earns Don Schlitz Song of the Year
    Oct 8, 1979
    Hank Snow and late manager Hubert Long earn spots in the Country Music Hall Of Fame during the 13th annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville
    Apr 22, 1980
    Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd plays fiddle at a Country Music Association event in Washington, D.C., sharing the stage with Charley Pride, Barbara Mandrell and Mac Wiseman in the same room in which the Watergate hearings were held
    Aug 18, 1980
    Charlie Daniels secures five nominations for the Country Music Association's annual awards, announced in Nashville, while Kenny Rogers and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band each get four
    Oct 13, 1980
    George Jones wins two times during the 14th annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House. He earns Male Vocalist and Single of the Year for "He Stopped Loving Her Today," which also wins Song of the Year
    Oct 13, 1980
    Johnny Cash, concert promoter Connie B. Gay and The Sons Of The Pioneers join the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 14th annual Country Music Association awards at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville
    Aug 29, 1981
    Alabama takes five nominations for the 15th annual Country Music Association awards, while George Jones gets four. Both are up for Entertainer of the Year, along with Barbara Mandrell, The Oak Ridge Boys and Kenny Rogers
    Oct 12, 1981
    Country pioneer Vernon Dalhart and Grand Ole Opry announcer Grant Turner join the Country Music Hall of Fame during the 15th annual Country Music Association awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville
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