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Apr 2, 1973
Vicki Lawrence bags her only gold single from the RIAA with "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," produced by Snuff Garrett. The song re-emerges in the 1990s as a country hit for Reba McEntire
May 25, 1973
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band earns its first gold album from the RIAA, for "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." The two-record set features guests Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, Norman Blake, Junior Huskey and Bashful Brother Oswald
Jun 14, 1973
Charley Pride collects three gold albums from the RIAA: "From Me To You," "The Country Way" and "The Sensational Charley Pride"
Jun 28, 1973
Elvis Presley notches his 20th RIAA-certified gold album with the soundtrack to his concert film, "Elvis: That's The Way It Is"
Jul 5, 1973
Dobie Gray earns a gold single from the RIAA for his pop hit "Drift Away." The song has already been revamped for the country market by Narvel Felts
Aug 21, 1973
The Allman Brothers Band's album "Brothers And Sisters" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes their biggest hit, "Ramblin Man," referenced in Rascal Flatts' "Me And My Gang," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Brad Paisley's duet with Keith Urban, "Start A Band"
Aug 28, 1973
Deep Purple earns a gold single from the RIAA for "Smoke On The Water." The signature guitar riff, created by Ritchie Blackmore, will be used in passing in Wynonna's 1994 country single "Girls With Guitars"
Aug 28, 1973
Bobby "Boris" Pickett receives a gold single from the RIAA for "Monster Mash." The backing group on the graveyard smash, The Crypt-Kickers, includes Leon Russell, country songwriter Johnny MacRae and producer Gary S. Paxton
Aug 30, 1973
Helen Reddy's version of "Delta Dawn," written by country songwriter Alex Harvey, earns a gold single from the RIAA
Sep 4, 1973
Charlie Rich earns his first gold single from the RIAA, for "Behind Closed Doors"
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