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Nov 18, 1980
RCA releases the Dolly Parton album "9 To 5 And Odd Jobs"
Nov 18, 1980
The Doobie Brothers' "One Step Closer" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. The album is the band's first to feature guitarist John McFee, who will later co-found Southern Pacific with Doobie bandmate Keith Knudsen
Nov 18, 1980
Johnny Lee snags a gold single from the RIAA for "Lookin' For Love," his best-known contribution to "Urban Cowboy"
Nov 18, 1980
"Barbara Mandrell And The Mandrell Sisters" debuts on NBC-TV, with guests Dolly Parton and John Schneider. Parton sings "9 To 5" and duets with Mandrell on The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love"
Nov 19, 1980
"Heaven's Gate," a western movie starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken, opens in New York. Production costs for the movie totalled $40 million, staggering at a time when only 12 films had ever earned that much at the box office
Nov 21, 1980
Some 85 people are killed in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The survivors include three members of Mac Davis' band
Nov 21, 1980
Glen Campbell is a surprise guest at the Long Beach Arena in California, performing "Rhinestone Cowboy" at a show headlined by his girlfriend, Tanya Tucker. Also on the bill: Johnny Paycheck, Asleep At The Wheel and Stella Parton
Nov 21, 1980
The Eagles' Don Henley is arrested at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, when police find a teen-aged girl who admits to using cocaine and Quaaludes with the singer. He's fined $2,000 and sent to drug counseling
Nov 21, 1980
"Who shot J.R.?" That question is answered on "Dallas," as the public finds out that Kristin--pregnant with J.R. Ewing's child--pulled the trigger. The show helped key an early-'80s country boom, generally regarded as the Urban Cowboy era
Nov 22, 1980
Johnny Rodriguez sings "Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico" and a piece of "I Can't Stop Loving You" on the syndicated "Pop! Goes The Country." Connie Cato also guests on the episode, which features host Tom T. Hall performing "I Like Beer"
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