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Jan 25, 1970
Patti Page appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing the George Harrison-penned "Something," destined to be a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez. The same night, B.J. Thomas performs "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
Feb 8, 1970
Bobby Goldsboro sings "Everybody's Talkin'" on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show." Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer also deliver a Hank Williams medley: "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)," "Jambalaya" and "I Saw The Light"
Feb 23, 1970
RCA presents an award to Eddy Arnold at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel signifying 60,000,000 in record sales
Mar 29, 1970
Bobbie Gentry sings "Ode To Billie Joe" for soldiers in a V.A. hospital on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." Buck Owens, the host of CBS' "Hee Haw," performs "Tall Dark Stranger" and "Act Naturally." The evening's lineup also includes Gladys Knight
Apr 5, 1970
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing a patriotic medley that includes "God Bless America." George Hamilton is also on the program, with a seven-song Hank Williams medley
Apr 13, 1970
Actor Rick Schroder is born in Staten Island, New York. Known for his work in the TV series "Silver Spoons" and "NYPD Blue," he wins a Country Music Association award for directing Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" video
May 1, 1970
Charlie Daniels sits in on a most auspicious recording session in New York. He plays bass alongside drummer Russ Kunkel for Bob Dylan and George Harrison. The tracks are never officially released, although they appear widely on bootlegs
May 10, 1970
Sonny James performs "My Love" and "Waterloo" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The evening also features The Jackson 5, Don Rickles and pianist Roger Williams, who does an Irving Berlin medley
May 12, 1970
Columbia Records presents a special plaque to Carl Smith celebrating 20 years with the label at New York's prestigious 21 Club
Jul 2, 1970
Joe Butler, drummer for The Lovin' Spoonful, has a daughter, Yancy Butler, in New York's Greenwich Village. The group's "Nashville Cats" is ranked among the greatest country singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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