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    • Aug 11, 1952
    Roy Acuff makes the cover of Newsweek
    May 25, 1959
    Johnny Horton and his historical hit "The Battle Of New Orleans" are featured in both Time and Newsweek
    Jun 18, 1973
    Loretta Lynn appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine with the headline "The Country Music Craze"
    Feb 4, 1974
    Newsweek carries a story about streaking, a trend that sees people "making blitzkrieg runs in public areas completely in the buff." Ray Stevens reads the piece during a flight and is inspired to write and record "The Streak"
    Oct 27, 1975
    Rocker Bruce Springsteen makes the covers of both Time magazine and Newsweek. Eleven years later, he's covered in the country charts when Mel McDaniel remakes his song "Stand On It"
    Aug 14, 1978
    The cover of Newsweek recognizes Willie Nelson--not Roy Acuff--as the "King of Country Music." "The playing is the fun," Nelson tells the magazine, "the writing is the work. To write songs, I usually need a reason, like not having any money"
    Apr 23, 1979
    "The Pop Politics Of Jerry Brown": Linda Ronstadt appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine with her boyfriend, the governor of California
    Aug 3, 1987
    Ten years after his death, Elvis Presley makes the cover of Newsweek magazine. "In some ways," says the story, "it's as if he never left"
    Oct 5, 1992
    Newsweek tabs Nashville producer Tony Brown among the 100 "cultural elite," proclaiming him "the ears of Nashville." The producer for Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and George Strait, Brown is listed along with Woody Allen, Madonna and Bill Cosby
    Nov 4, 1996
    Rock singer Melissa Etheridge appears on the cover of Newsweek with her partner, Julie Cypher, for a story on gay parenting. Etheridge wrote "You Can Sleep While I Drive," a minor country hit for Trisha Yearwood
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