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  • Dec 5, 1980
    Linda Ronstadt earns a gold album from the RIAA for her "Greatest Hits, Volume Two"
    Dec 5, 1980
    Mickey Gilley, George Jones, Dottie West and The Statler Brothers star in "Christmas At The Grand Ole Opry" on ABC
    Dec 6, 1980
    Ronnie Milsap's "Smoky Mountain Rain" rides into the top position on the Billboard country singles chart
    Dec 6, 1980
    Buck Owens performs "Mountain Dew" and "Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer" on "Hee Haw," and joins Kenny Price, co-host Roy Clark and actor Dennis Weaver on "Ashes Of Love." Owens' son, Buddy Alan, also performs, and Clark chips in a cover of the bluegrass song "In The Pines"
    Dec 6, 1980
    Charley Pride and Hoyt Axton are guests on NBC's "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters." Pride performs his current single, "You Almost Slipped My Mind"
    Dec 6, 1980
    The Bellamy Brothers perform "Lovers Live Longer" on "Solid Gold." Willie Nelson & Leon Russell cover "Heartbreak Hotel," and Dionne Warwick joins Bobby Goldsboro for "Watching Scotty Grow"
    Dec 7, 1980
    Syndicated TV special "A Tribute To Chet Atkins From His Friends" debuts with Roger Miller, The Statler Brothers, Porter Wagoner, Tom T. Hall, Ray Stevens and Charley Pride, who sings "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"
    Dec 8, 1980
    Liberty releases Billie Jo Spears' remake of Tammy Wynette's "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
    Dec 8, 1980
    Fiddler Ashley Clark is born in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He's one of six brothers who form The Clark Family Experience, earning a hit in 2001 with "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch." Clark often plays "Orange Blossom Special" during their concerts
    Dec 8, 1980
    John Lennon dies of a gun shot from a disturbed fan outside his New York home, the Dakota. Songs Lennon co-wrote as a member of The Beatles will become 1980s country hits for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo and Rosanne Cash

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