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Mar 1, 1983
RCA releases Alabama's album "The Closer You Get"
Mar 1, 1983
The Judds sign their first management deal, with Ken Stilts, in Dallas. Upon returning to his hotel room, Stilts suffers a heart attack
Mar 2, 1983
Sony, Philips and PolyGram unveil their CD systems. Originally intended for audiophiles, the CD becomes the primary format for music by the end of the decade
Mar 2, 1983
The Judds audition at RCA Records, singing "Change Of Heart" and "The Sweetest Gift (A Mother's Smile)" for executives Joe Galante, Randy Goodman, Tony Brown and Norro Wilson
Mar 2, 1983
Warner Bros. releases Eddie Rabbitt's "You Can't Run From Love"
Mar 3, 1983
Allen Massey dies. He was a member of his sister's act, Louise Massey & The Westerners, which garnered a number of crossover hits in the 1930s and '40s
Mar 4, 1983
"Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young faints backstage during a break in a concert in Louisville, Kentucky. He cancels the rest of the show--and the rest of a tour
Mar 4, 1983
Naomi Judd finds daughter Ashley at home alone with two high school football players drinking beer. Mom wields a butcher knife to scare the boys off, then pulls her daughter from the Franklin High School cheerleader squad
Mar 4, 1983
George Jones marries Nancy Sepulveda at the home of his sister, Helen Scroggins, in Woodville, Texas. The newlyweds eat their wedding-night dinner at a Burger King 25 miles away in Jasper, Texas
Mar 5, 1983
Don Williams occupies the marquee #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "If Hollywood Don't Need You"
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