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Nov 28, 1978
Guitarist Geoffrey Hill is born in Sugar Land, Texas. He becomes a member of The Randy Rogers Band, a raw five-piece ensemble that nets five Top 10 country albums from 2006-2016
Dec 24, 1978
Derwood Brown, a guitarist with the western swing band Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, dies in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to his work with The Brownies, he appeared on the seminal Fort Worth Doughboys single "Sunbonnet Sue"
Jan 1, 1979
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band sing the national anthem at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Houston Cougars, 35-34
Jan 1, 1979
"She Came To The Valley" premieres in Brownsville, Texas. Freddy Fender, who portrays Pancho Villa in the film, takes Villa's widow to the event
Jan 10, 1979
Filming begins in Texas for "North Dallas Forty," the first movie to star Mac Davis
Jan 22, 1979
Sundance Head is born in Porter, Texas, the son of singer/songwriter Roy Head. Sundance goes on to win a season of NBC's "The Voice," earning two Top 15 country hits in 2016 with performances from the show
Feb 19, 1979
Carl T. Sprague dies in Bryan, Texas. His 1925 recording of "When The Work's All Done This Fall" is regarded as the very first western hit
Jun 4, 1979
B.J. and Gloria Thomas have a daughter, Erin Thomas, in Arlington, Texas
Jun 5, 1979
Vocalist Rusty McDonald dies in Killeen, Texas. He sang lead on "Faded Love," a 1950 western-swing classic by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Jun 22, 1979
The Oak Ridge Boys host their first annual Stars For Children benefit at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. They're joined by Tammy Wynette, George "Goober" Lindsey, Roy Clark, Larry Gatlin and Buck Trent, raising $65,000 to fight child abuse
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