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    • Jan 10, 1979
    CBS shoots "Dolly & Carol In Nashville" at the Grand Ole Opry House, teaming Dolly Parton with Carol Burnett
    Jan 10, 1979
    NBC airs "A Gift Of Song: The Music For UNICEF Concert," with Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibb singing "Rest Your Love On Me." Also appearing: Elton John, The Bee Gees, John Denver, Donna Summer and Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge 
    Jan 10, 1979
    Filming begins in Texas for "North Dallas Forty," the first movie to star Mac Davis
    Jan 10, 1979
    Four years after its first release on Reprise, Warner Bros. re-releases Emmylou Harris' "Too Far Gone." This time, it becomes a hit
    Jan 12, 1979
    Brenda Lee guests on the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw Honeys"
    Jan 12, 1979
    Michael Johnson records the pop hit "This Night Won't Last Forever" at a 10 a.m. session at the Creative Workshop in Nashville. The song is refashioned as a country hit by Sawyer Brown 18 years later
    Jan 12, 1979
    Barry Sadler's truck slides off a slick freeway ramp that connects I-75 with I-285 outside Atlanta. The wreckage includes dozens of empty ammunition boxes. Sadler is not significantly hurt
    Jan 12, 1979
    Kenny Rogers and Linda Ronstadt win two trophies apiece at the American Music Awards, with "Blue Bayou" named Favorite Country Single. Also winning: Crystal Gayle and The Statler Brothers
    Jan 13, 1979
    John Conlee's "Lady Lay Down" reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jan 13, 1979
    Charley Pride sings "Burgers And Fries" and "When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" on "Hee Haw." Hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark, the episode also welcomes T.G. Sheppard, who performs "Happy Together" and "Daylight"
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