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Dec 16, 1978
Jenny Lou Carson dies in Torrance, California. A 1971 inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, she wrote Tex Ritter's "Jealous Heart," Eddy Arnold's "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" and Hank Snow's "Let Me Go, Lover!"
Jan 8, 1979
Sara Carter dies in Lodi, California. She was a member of The Carter Family, which recorded such classics as "Wildwood Flower" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" and entered the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970
Jan 12, 1979
Kenny Rogers and Linda Ronstadt win two trophies apiece at the American Music Awards, with "Blue Bayou" named Favorite Country Single. Also winning: Crystal Gayle and The Statler Brothers
Jan 18, 1979
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris record together in Los Angeles, though it takes some eight years before an album ever materializes
Feb 1, 1979
Eddie Rabbitt performs for an audience that includes Tanya Tucker, Leif Garrett, Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke at the Palomino in North Hollywood, California, where several scenes from the movie "Every Which Way But Loose" were shot
Feb 5, 1979
Future CMA Awards nominee Natalie Cole receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol Records building
Feb 15, 1979
Willie Nelson wins two trophies during the 21st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles: Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for "Georgia On My Mind"; and Best Country Vocal Duo or Group--shared with Waylon Jennings--for "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"
Feb 22, 1979
After Naomi Judd waits on Mickey Gilley at a Los Angeles restaurant, Gilley invites her to a taping of "The Merv Griffin Show," then takes her to the Palomino to see The Stamps Quartet. There, she meets future husband Larry Strickland for the first time
Feb 28, 1979
"Back In The Saddle Again" songwriter Ray Whitley is memorialized with a private dinner at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, California. The gathering brings together fellow western figures Bob Nolan, Wesley Tuttle, Jimmy Wakely, Tex Williams, Stuart Hamblen, Eddie Dean, Doye O'Dell and Hank Penny
Mar 12, 1979
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" songwriter Neil Diamond enters Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with back pain. Doctors discover a tumor on his spine
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