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    • Dec 22, 1979
    Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles join Chicago to play a show for presidential candidate Jerry Brown in Las Vegas. Combined with a concert the previous night in San Diego, they raise $150,000
    Aug 27, 1980
    A bomb explodes in Lake Tahoe's Harvey's Resort Hotel and Casino, destroying the structure. Playing at a hotel across the street is Eddy Arnold
    Oct 2, 1980

    Larry Holmes keeps his heavyweight boxing title when his fight with Muhammad Ali is stopped after 10 rounds. At the bout in Las Vegas: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and Aretha Franklin

    Nov 21, 1980
    Some 85 people are killed in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The survivors include three members of Mac Davis' band
    Feb 10, 1981
    Natalie Cole is rescued from her room on the 26th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton when the hotel has a fire. She is destined to receive a 1994 CMA nomination for Album of the Year for her contribution to "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Feb 20, 1981
    Dolly Parton makes her Las Vegas debut at the Riviera Hotel a day later than scheduled, thanks to a bout with laryngitis. Supported by a 35-piece orchestra, she offers more than 20 songs, including "Two Doors Down," "But You Know I Love You," "Here You Come Again" and her closing number, "9 To 5"
    Apr 20, 1981
    Loretta Lynn checks into St. Mary's Hospital in Reno with stomach pains, forcing her to cancel a handful of shows at a local casino. She is subsequently diagnosed with ulcers
    Oct 7, 1981
    Tanya Tucker's father is arrested in Sparks, Nevada, for allegedly threatening her road manager, Steven Wallach, with a pocket knife
    Oct 8, 1981
    Guitarist Oscar Moore dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a member of The King Cole Trio, he played on "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and "I Can't See For Lookin'," two songs that appeared in 1944 on an early version of the Billboard country chart
    Feb 14, 1982
    Johnny Lee marries actress Charlene Tilton at Tony Orlando's house in Stateline, Nevada. Mickey Gilley is his best man
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