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Mar 17, 1979
"Sunflower" songwriter Neil Diamond undergoes a nine-hour surgery at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to have a tumor removed from his back
Mar 21, 1979
Buck Owens & Emmylou Harris record "Play Together Again Again" in Los Angeles
Apr 9, 1979
Olivia Newton-John performs "Hopelessly Devoted To You," Debby Boone sings "When You're Loved" and Donna Summer does the Best Song winner, "Last Dance," during the Oscar Awards at the Los Angeles Music Center
Apr 11, 1979
Olivia Newton-John is admitted for testing at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica
Apr 17, 1979
Olivia Newton-John is released from St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica after battling a liver infection that spiked her temperature to 102 degrees
May 2, 1979
Kenny Rogers and The Oak Ridge Boys each take home two trophies during the 14th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, televised on NBC from the Hollywood Palladium. Rogers nets Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist
Jun 11, 1979
John Wayne dies of cancer in Los Angeles. Known for work in such movies as "True Grit" and "North To Alaska," his name is incorporated in the lyrics of Big & Rich's 2004 hit "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" and Keith Urban's 2016 single "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Jun 12, 1979
Curb Records owner Mike Curb and wife Linda welcome a daughter, Megan Carole Curb, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
Jun 13, 1979
John Denver records "Dance Little Jean" at Wally Heider Recording in Los Angeles. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band launches a country hit with the song in 1983
Jul 4, 1979
Olivia Newton-John throws an Independence Day party at her home in Malibu, California. On the guest list: Karen Carpenter, Andy Gibb, Rod Stewart, David Frost and Glen Campbell
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