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Oct 12, 1983
The Carpenters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, eight months after the death of Karen Carpenter. They had a country hit with "Sweet, Sweet Smile," and Lynn Anderson earned a hit by remaking "Top Of The World"
Oct 31, 1983
Lee Greenwood tapes the syndicated "Solid Gold" in Los Angeles, then visits the home of MCA chairman Irving Azoff to present him a tape of "God Bless The U.S.A."
Dec 3, 1983
Songwriter Irving Taylor dies in Westlake Village, California. A co-writer of Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody," he also penned a Tennessee Ernie Ford duet with Kay Starr, "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own"
Dec 8, 1983
Actor Louis Lindley Jr.--a.k.a. Slim Pickens--dies of a brain tumor in Modesto, California. A frequent sidekick of Rex Allen in 1950s westerns, he also worked with Kris Kristofferson and appeared in Willie Nelson's 1980 picture "Honeysuckle Rose"
Dec 16, 1983
Actress Charlene Tilton files for a legal separation from Johnny Lee in a Los Angeles court. The move signals an impending divorce
Dec 20, 1983
Johnny Cash checks into the Betty Ford Center to prevent an addiction to painkillers administered during a recent hospital stay. He remains at the center for six weeks and is assigned to kitchen duty for three of them. Elizabeth Taylor is also in treatment
Jan 8, 1984
Former country Grammy nominees The Pointer Sisters sing the national anthem at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where the Raiders ground the Seattle Seahawks, 30-14, in an NFL playoff game
Jan 20, 1984
Pop songwriter Bonnie McKee is born in Vacaville, California. Among her credits is the Katy Perry hit "Teenage Dream," mentioned by Old Dominion in the lyrics of the 2016 country single "Song For Another Time"
Jan 25, 1984
Actor Robert Mitchum receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. In addition to his film credits, he earned a country hit in 1967 with his recording of "Little Old Wine Drinker Me"
Jan 31, 1984
Johnny Cash checks out of the Betty Ford Center for Chemical Dependence in Rancho Mirage, California, following a bout with prescription pills
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