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    • Jan 9, 1978
    Kenny Rogers appears on CBS-TV's "Variety '77," a recap of the previous year in entertainment. Also featured in the special: Steve Martin, Barry Manilow, Art Garfunkel and Peter Frampton
    Jan 9, 1978
    Crystal Gayle and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" claim four Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year
    Jan 10, 1978
    Singer/songwriter Brent Smith is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He becomes the lead vocalist for Shinedown, a rock band referenced in Florida Georgia Line's 2013 country hit "Get Your Shine On"
    Jan 10, 1978
    Zeb Turner dies from cancer at the Montreal Chest Hospital. Along with brother Zeke, he was a member of Red Foley's band and recorded on such classics as Hank Williams' "Move It On Over" and "Honky Tonkin'." He also wrote Eddy Arnold's "It's A Sin" and his own 1949 hit "Tennessee Boogie"
    Jan 10, 1978
    Mr. Blackwell lists Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Marie Osmond among the 10 worst dressed women in America. Ronstadt, he says, "bought her entire wardrobe during a five-minute bus stop"
    Jan 11, 1978
    Charlie Rich records "Puttin' In Overtime At Home" during his first session for United Artists at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Jan 11, 1978
    Eddie Rabbitt records "I Just Want To Love You" during a 6 p.m. session at the Quadraphonic Studios in Nashville
    Jan 11, 1978
    Charley Pride records "Burgers And Fries" and "When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" at Sound Masters in Nashville
    Jan 12, 1978
    Pop band Player scores a gold single from the RIAA with "Baby Come Back," featuring future country vocalist J.C. Crowley
    Jan 12, 1978
    She's a little bit country: Donny & Marie Osmond pick up their third gold album as a duo from the RIAA, with "New Season"
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