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Feb 13, 1978

A six-piece string section is added to John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses" during an afternoon overdub session at Nashville's Woodland Sound

Feb 16, 1978

Crystal Gayle records "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For" during an afternoon session at Jack's Tracks in Nashville

Feb 17, 1978

Randy Barlow records his first hit, "Slow And Easy," in an afternoon session at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studios

Feb 18, 1978

Hattie Louise Bess--better known as "Tootsie"--dies in Nashville. Her bar on Lower Broadway, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, became a hangout for Harlan Howard, Mel Tillis, Willie Nelson, Faron Young and others after she bought it in 1960

Feb 21, 1978

Dave & Sugar record "Come On In" and "It's A Heartache" at Sound Masters in Nashville. Within months, both songs will become hits, though for other artists. The former succeeds for The Oak Ridge Boys, the latter for Bonnie Tyler

Feb 23, 1978

Future country singer Michael Johnson records two pop hits, "Bluer Than Blue" and "Almost Like Being In Love," in a morning session at Nashville's Creative Workshop

Feb 23, 1978

Keyboard player Shane Keister and guitarist Steve Gibson participate in an afternoon overdub session for Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" and "Almost Like Being In Love" at the Creative Workshop in Nashville

Feb 23, 1978

Jerry Lee Lewis is admitted to the emergency room at Memphis' Baptist Memorial Hospital with a breathing problem. The local media is besieged with reports that The Killer has died

Feb 24, 1978

Strings are added to Randy Barlow's "Slow And Easy" during an overdub session at Woodland Sound

Feb 28, 1978

The Gatlins record "Night Time Magic" during a 10 a.m. session in Nashville

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