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Jan 16, 1978

Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn each win twice at the fifth annual American Music Awards, tying them with Stevie Wonder and Fleetwood Mac for top honors. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers also win trophies on the show, co-hosted by Glen Campbell

Feb 22, 1978

Mike Curb announces his candidacy for California lieutenant governor. As the owner of Curb Records, he goes on to impact the careers of Tim McGraw, Sawyer Brown, Rodney Atkins and LeAnn Rimes

Feb 22, 1978

Jimmy Buffett joins Grace Slick, Alice Cooper and Frank Zappa on National Condom Day in San Francisco to judge the best prophylactic poem. The winner: "From using a condom you will learn/No deposit means no return"

Feb 23, 1978

"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" claims two honors--Best Country Song, for songwriter Richard Leigh; and Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, for Crystal Gayle--during the 20th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Feb 24, 1978

Glen Campbell records "Highwayman" at the Lagniappe Studios in Sherman Oaks, California. Capitol declines to release it as a single, and Campbell later recommends it to Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

Mar 7, 1978

Dolly Parton records the singles "Heartbreaker" and "I Really Got The Feeling" at Sound Labs in Los Angeles

Mar 13, 1978

Roy Hogsed dies at his home in Vista, California. A former president of the International Order of Odd Fellows, he netted one country hit in 1948 by recording Woody Guthrie's "Cocaine Blues"

Mar 16, 1978

Burt Reynolds lands a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard. The actor appears in such country-themed movies as "Smokey & The Bandit," "W.W. & The Dixie Dancekings" and "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas"

Mar 21, 1978

Rick Evers, the husband of "Time Don't Run Out On Me" songwriter Carole King, dies of a drug overdose in Los Angeles

Apr 4, 1978

Curb Records owner Mike Curb marries Linda Dunphy at the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church. In attendance: Curb's sister, Carole Curb, and her husband, Scotti Brothers exec Tony Scotti

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