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Jan 1, 1972
"Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs" begins a 16-week run at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
Jan 1, 1972
Carole King and her husband, bass player Charles Larkey, have a daughter, Molly Larkey, in Los Angeles. Twenty-six days later, Bobby Bare will record a country hit penned by King, "What Am I Gonna Do"
Jan 1, 1972
Anne Murray rides a float sponsored by the province of Nova Scotia during the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
Jan 1, 1972
Songwriter Bucky Jones moves to Nashville after graduating from the University of Georgia's pharmacy school. He pens T.G. Sheppard's "Only One You," Doug Stone's "In A Different Light" and Janie Fricke's "Your Heart's Not In It," among others
Jan 2, 1972
Arthur Lee "Red" Smiley dies in Richmond, Virginia. The guitarist was one-half of the successful 1950s bluegrass duo Reno & Smiley
Jan 3, 1972
Decca releases the Bill Anderson & Jan Howard album "Bill & Jan (Or Jan & Bill)"
Jan 3, 1972
"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. II" is certified gold by the RIAA. It includes "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," named one of country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jan 3, 1972
Decca releases the Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn duet album "Lead Me On"
Jan 4, 1972
Glen Campbell performs his new single, "Oklahoma Sunday Morning," during the CBS telecast of "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour." He also joins The Osmonds on a medley of hits from the early years of rock & roll, including "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Only You (And You Alone)" and "Surfin' U.S.A."
Jan 4, 1972
Chris LeDoux marries Peggy Rhoads
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