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Mar 4, 1981
Songwriters Hall of Fame member E.Y. "Yip" Harburg dies in an auto accident in Los Angeles. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he co-wrote the "Wizard Of Oz" classic "Over The Rainbow," which became a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis just months before the accident
Mar 23, 1981
Singer/songwriter Brett Young is born in Anaheim, California. He wins the Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year in 2018 on the strength of the hits "Sleep Without You," "In Case You Didn't Know," "Mercy" and "Like I Loved You"
Mar 31, 1981
Dolly Parton performs "9 To 5" on the Oscar awards, which were postponed 24 hours following the shooting of president Ronald Reagan. Sissy Spacek wins the Best Actress award for portraying Loretta Lynn in "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Apr 4, 1981
Songwriter Fred Glickman dies in Los Angeles. His legacy includes "Mule Train," a pop hit for Frankie Laine and a country hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford
Apr 8, 1981
Glen Campbell breaks up with Tanya Tucker when she goes to Los Angeles' trendy Le Dome restaurant with friend Beverly Hills--and without him
Apr 30, 1981
George Jones wins three times in the 16th Academy Of Country Music awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. Jones takes Top Male Vocalist, and "He Stopped Loving Her Today"--written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman--is Song and Single Record of the Year
May 20, 1981
An obsessive fan begins stalking Bob Dylan, trespassing on his property 19 times in the next month and issuing death threats to his entourage. Dylan is destined for a place in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
May 25, 1981
R&B singer/songwriter Roy Brown dies of a heart attack at Pacoima Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles. He wrote Elvis Presley's "Good Rockin' Tonight" and had a country hit as an artist with the 1948 recording "'Fore Day In The Morning"
Jun 8, 1981
Fiddler Sara Watkins is born in Vista, California. She joins Nickel Creek, an accomplished bluegrass act that gains two Grammy nominations before she turns 20. She becomes a solo artist in 2007
Jun 21, 1981
An obsessive fan calls one of Bob Dylan's ex-girlfriends to warn that she'll be killed. The caller, who claims to be Dylan's wife, is prohibited by the courts from harassing Dylan, who authored the Judy Rodman hit "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
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