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    • May 8, 1980
    "Johnny Cash: The First 25 Years" airs on CBS with George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Acuff, June Carter, The Carter Family, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Anne Murray, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tom T. Hall, Larry Gatlin, Johnny Paycheck and others
    Jul 5, 1980
    George Jones takes his signature song, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 29, 1980
    Epic releases George Jones' "I'm Not Ready Yet," written by Tom T. Hall
    Aug 14, 1980
    A Martin guitar that George Jones has used for 20 years is stolen in Terrell, North Carolina. A man who was offered the guitar recognizes it from local newscasts, obtains it and returns it to Jones five days later
    Aug 18, 1980
    George Jones plays New York City for the first time in his career, performing at The Bottom Line. In the audience are Andy Warhol, Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt
    Aug 29, 1980
    Epic releases the George Jones album "I Am What I Am"
    Sep 29, 1980
    George Jones' former manager, "Shug" Baggett, receives a three-year prison sentence on cocaine charges
    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
    Nov 29, 1980
    George Jones sings "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "I'm Not Ready Yet" on TV's "Hee Haw." John Anderson is a first-time guest, performing "Your Lying Blue Eyes." The night also features Susan Raye, a Marty Stuart guitar duet with Roy Clark, and Buck Owens' cover of "The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor"
    Dec 5, 1980
    Mickey Gilley, George Jones, Dottie West and The Statler Brothers star in "Christmas At The Grand Ole Opry" on ABC
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