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    • Jan 26, 1970
    Capitol releases Merle Haggard's single "The Fightin' Side Of Me"
    Jan 26, 1970
    Chet Atkins holds the final session for his album "Yestergroovin'," a future Grammy nominee, at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Jan 26, 1970
    Columbia releases Simon & Garfunkel's album "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Two songs from the project are remade as country hits: the title track, by Buck Owens; and "The Boxer," by Emmylou Harris
    Jan 27, 1970
    George Hamilton IV records "She's A Little Bit Country" in a midday Nashville session
    Jan 27, 1970
    Penn State lineman Mike Reid is the seventh player selected in the NFL college draft. After his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, he goes on to write country hits for Ronnie Milsap, Alabama and Conway Twitty, among others
    Jan 27, 1970
    Marty Robbins undergoes triple-bypass surgery at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital. The operation takes six hours, and Robbins, staying in room #348, receives more than 10,000 letters from fans
    Jan 28, 1970
    Future "Hee Haw" star Barbi Benton receives a red Maserati for her 20th birthday from boyfriend Hugh Hefner
    Jan 28, 1970
    Eddy Arnold sings "Tennessee Waltz" on an episode of NBC's weekly variety series "The Kraft Music Hall." Also appearing: Sid Caesar and Florence Henderson
    Jan 28, 1970
    Merle Haggard sings "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" and Loretta Lynn delivers "Fist City" on the CBS series "Hee Haw." Buck Owens and Roy Clark host, joined by regulars Lulu Roman, Grandpa Jones, Gordie Tapp, Stringbean and Junior Samples
    Jan 28, 1970
    Roy Drusky records "Too Far Gone" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" at Nashville's Monument Studio. Both songs will become hits for other artists--the former for Joe Stampley, the latter for Johnny Cash
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