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Apr 2, 1973
Tony Orlando & Dawn receive a gold single from the RIAA for their pop hit "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree." The song subsequently becomes a country hit for Johnny Carver
Apr 2, 1973
Vicki Lawrence bags her only gold single from the RIAA with "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," produced by Snuff Garrett. The song re-emerges in the 1990s as a country hit for Reba McEntire
Apr 2, 1973
Elvis Presley convinces karate coach Ed Parker to give him a sixth-degree black belt
Apr 3, 1973
Glen Campbell records the Pee Wee King song "Bonaparte's Retreat" at Hollywood Sound Recorders in California
Apr 4, 1973
Bakersfield observes Buck Owens Day
Apr 4, 1973
Jeannie Seely records "Can I Sleep In Your Arms"
Apr 4, 1973
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show nab a gold single from the RIAA for "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone." Ten months later, Buck Owens records a country version, "On The Cover Of The Music City News"
Apr 4, 1973
Conway Twitty records "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Apr 5, 1973
Lynn Anderson records "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" during an afternoon session at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. The song will become a country hit for Reba McEntire nearly 20 years later
Apr 5, 1973
JMI releases Don Williams' "Come Early Morning," with the original version of "Amanda" on the B-side
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