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    • Apr 12, 1980
    Musical guest Anne Murray sings "Lucky Me" from New York when Burt Reynolds hosts "Saturday Night Live"
    Apr 18, 1980
    The Marshall Tucker Band performs at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in a show that turns out to be the final concert for bass player Tommy Caldwell. The band's "Long Hard Ride" was nominated for a Grammy in the country field in 1977
    May 10, 1980
    The Amazing Rhythm Aces perform "Third Rate Romance" from New York in a guest appearance on the NBC show "Saturday Night Live"
    May 24, 1980
    Andrew Gold, a sideman for Linda Ronstadt and future supporting musician for Wynonna, is the musical guest on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live"
    Jul 15, 1980
    Linda Ronstadt makes her off-Broadway debut, co-starring with Rex Smith in "The Pirates Of Penzance" at an open-air theater in New York's Central Park
    Jul 15, 1980
    Bandleader Ben Selvin dies of a heart attack on New York's Long Island. A pioneering recording artist, he snapped up a #1 pop single in 1927 with "Blue Skies," a song readapted for country music by Willie Nelson in 1978
    Aug 13, 1980
    Willie Nelson performs the national anthem for the Democratic National Convention at New York's Madison Square Garden as Jimmy Carter is nominated for president. A political cartoon later responds, "Hey, that was just great, Mr. Nelson. Really super. Say what song was that, anyway?"
    Aug 14, 1980
    Loretta Lynn appears at New York disco Xenon in a $100-a-ticket party celebrating Jimmy Carter's presidential nomination. The party also draws Roberta Flack, Mary Tyler Moore and Tom T. Hall
    Aug 18, 1980
    George Jones plays New York City for the first time in his career, performing at The Bottom Line. In the audience are Andy Warhol, Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt
    Sep 7, 1980
    Hank Williams Jr. performs at the tiny Lone Star Cafe in New York's Greenwich Village. Unhappy about the cramped experience, he writes a song that slags Manhattan, "Dixie On My Mind"
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