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    • Dec 17, 1976
    Lynn Anderson and Tom Jones duet on Elton John's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" as Glen Campbell hosts "The Midnight Special." Anderson also covers "Stand By Your Man," and Jones closes the NBC show with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow"
    Dec 17, 1976
    Two women file suit for $102,000 against George Jones, claiming he forced them to drink liquor, then hit one in the face and threw a briefcase at the other
    Dec 18, 1976
    Al Green opens the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, where he serves as a minister. The soul singer will receive a nomination from the Country Music Association after appearing on a 1994 Album of the Year candidate, "Rhythm Country & Blues"
    Dec 18, 1976
    Bass player Jack Lawrence is born in Covington, Kentucky. In 2005, he becomes a member of The Raconteurs, who earn a Country Music Association award nomination for "Old Enough," a collaboration with Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
    Dec 18, 1976
    Merle Haggard hosts the week's installment of "Music Hall America." Also featured are Johnny Tillotson, La Costa, Dr. Hook and Dean Dillon
    Dec 18, 1976
    Lynn Anderson sings "That'll Be The Day," "Takin' Care Of Business" and "Dumb Blonde" with Dolly Parton on the syndicated "Dolly" variety series. Parton performs "We Used To" on her own, and Anderson delivers "Cry"
    Dec 18, 1976
    Margo Smith sings "Save Your Kisses For Me" and "There I Said It" on "Hee Haw." Jimmy Dean also appears on the show, which features host Buck Owens on "Tall Dark Stranger" and co-host Roy Clark performing "Bubbles In My Beer"
    Dec 20, 1976
    Jimmy Buffett writes a thankyou message for the liner notes of his breakthrough album, "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes"
    Dec 20, 1976
    Lyricist Ned Washington dies in Los Angeles. He authored "The Nearness Of You," "Rawhide" and "When You Wish Upon A Star," plus the Oscar-winning Tex Ritter classic "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)"
    Dec 22, 1976
    "Best Of The Doobies" secures a platinum album from the RIAA for rock's Doobie Brothers. The band includes future Southern Pacific drummer Keith Knudsen, who plays on four of the album's tracks
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