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Sep 19, 1979
Joe "Fingers" Carr dies in a car accident near his home in Camarillo, California. The former husband of Margaret Whiting, he shared billing with Tennessee Ernie Ford on the 1951 country hit "Tailor Made Woman"
Sep 24, 1979
Dolly Parton performs at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, where Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris make a surprise guest appearance
Sep 25, 1979
Gene Autry wins the first division title in his 19 years as owner of the California Angels when the team clinches the American League West with a 4-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals at Anaheim Stadium. Richard Nixon joins Autry after the game for the clubhouse champagne celebration
Oct 6, 1979
The California Angels, owned by Country Hall of Famer Gene Autry, lose the first postseason series in club history as the Baltimore Orioles defeat them 8-0 in Anaheim to take the series, three games to one
Oct 10, 1979
Fleetwood Mac receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, just as Stephanie Winslow is enjoying a country hit with Mac keyboard player Christine McVie's "Say You Love Me"
Oct 14, 1979
Former "Hee Haw" star Barbi Benton marries California attorney George Gradow at his house in Pasadena
Nov 2, 1979
Bobbie Gentry and Jim Stafford have a son, Tyler Gentry Stafford, at Providence St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica, California
Nov 19, 1979
Chuck Berry is released from Lompoc Prison in California, after serving 100 days for income tax evasion. Berry titles that have been remade as country hits include: "(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
Nov 28, 1979
Kris Kristofferson files for divorce from Rita Coolidge in Los Angeles, ending the couple's six-year marriage
Dec 4, 1979
Piano player and songwriter Alan Chang is born in San Jose, California. He co-writes the Michael Buble song "Home," which becomes a 2008 country hit for Blake Shelton
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