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  • Oct 17, 1941
    Earl Thomas Conley is born in Portsmouth, Ohio. After writing hits for Conway Twitty and Mel Street, he fashions a string of his own tuneful singles in the 1980s, including "Fire & Smoke," "That Was A Close One" and "Your Love's On The Line"
    Nov 21, 1974
    Earl Thomas Conley records "Tryin' To Beat The Morning Home" at Nashville's Woodland Sound. The song becomes a T.G. Sheppard hit five months later
    Mar 18, 1975
    Earl Thomas Conley records "I Have Loved You, Girl (But Not Like This Before)" for the first time at Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville. Another version of the song becomes a hit for Conley eight years later
    Nov 17, 1975
    MCA releases Conway Twitty's "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me," written by Earl Thomas Conley
    Jan 31, 1976
    Conway Twitty ascends to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me," written by Earl Thomas Conley
    Jul 11, 1981
    Earl Thomas Conley earns his first #1 country single in Billboard with "Fire & Smoke"
    Oct 3, 1981
    Earl Thomas Conley makes his "Hee Haw" debut, performing "Fire & Smoke." Indie trio Willis, Carlan & Quinn does a bluegrass version of "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms," backed by Roy Clark on fiddle
    Feb 3, 1982
    Earl Thomas Conley records "Somewhere Between Right And Wrong" and "Heavenly Bodies" in Nashville
    Apr 7, 1982
    Earl Thomas Conley records "I Have Loved You, Girl (But Not Like This Before)"
    Aug 24, 1982
    RCA releases Earl Thomas Conley's album "Somewhere Between Right And Wrong"

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