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Dec 28, 1976

Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins holds the first of two sessions at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville leading to the Grammy-winning album "Country Instrumentalist Of The Year"

Dec 29, 1976

Eddy Arnold records "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The song becomes a hit for Glen Campbell & Steve Wariner more than a decade later

Jan 1, 1977

Merle Haggard takes his first stab at recording "Ramblin' Fever" in Nashville at the Jack Clement Studios

Jan 4, 1977

Keyboard player Shane Keister and guitarist Steve Gibson add new parts to England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad To Belong" in an overdub session at the Studio By The Pond in Hendersonville, Tennessee

Jan 7, 1977

Waylon Jennings records "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)," one of just two songs cut during a 10.5-hour overnight session at the American Studios in Nashville. The other song is "Till I Gain Control Again," a future hit for Crystal Gayle

Jan 7, 1977

RCA confirms it's closing four recording studios in Nashville, including RCA Studio B, the site for such recordings as Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"

Jan 8, 1977

Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam III at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. Guests include Willie Nelson, Johnny Rodriguez and Johnny Paycheck. Performances are combined with parts of the 1976 show to create a "Volunteer Jam" live album

Jan 10, 1977

Eddie Rabbitt records "I Can't Help Myself" at the Quadraphonic Studios in Nashville

Jan 11, 1977

Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins cuts six songs in the second and final session for the Grammy-winning album "Country Instrumentalist Of The Year" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The day's material includes "She Never Knew Me," "Torn Between Two Lovers," "Near You" and "Sweet Dreams"

Jan 12, 1977

Eddie Rabbitt records "We Can't Go On Living Like This" during a lunchtime session at the Quadraphonic Studios in Nashville

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