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  • Feb 17, 1975
    Eck Robertson dies in Borger, Texas. The fiddler was best known for his performance of "Sally Gooden," recorded in July 1922, one day after he joined Henry Gilliland to conduct country music's very first session
    Feb 18, 1975
    Songwriter/guitarist Trevor Rosen is born in Woodhaven, Michigan. In addition to songs by his band, Old Dominion, he also pens Blake Shelton's "Sangria," William Michael Morgan's "I Met A Girl," The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two" and Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do"
    Feb 18, 1975
    Olivia Newton-John nabs four trophies at the second American Music Awards in Los Angeles, while Charlie Rich gets three, with "The Most Beautiful Girl" taking Favorite Country Single. Also winning: John Denver and Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
    Feb 19, 1975
    Emmylou Harris performs at the Palomino in Los Angeles, where she's joined for two songs by Linda Ronstadt. The audience includes Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, Lowell George and Joni Mitchell
    Feb 19, 1975
    Johnny Rodriguez records "I Couldn't Be Me Without You," written by Billy Joe Shaver, at Nashville's Mercury Custom Studios
    Feb 19, 1975
    John Denver is a guest on the CBS special "Doris Day Today," also featuring Tim Conway and Rich Little. Day sings "Secret Love," a song that becomes a #1 country hit later in the year for Freddy Fender
    Feb 19, 1975
    Two future Hall of Famers meet in the recording studio, as Earl Scruggs and Johnny Cash record "I Still Miss Someone" in Nashville, accompanied by Scruggs' sons, Randy and Gary Scruggs
    Feb 19, 1975
    The live album "An Evening With John Denver" is certified gold by the RIAA
    Feb 20, 1975
    Pop singer Brian Littrell is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He becomes a member of The Backstreet Boys, appearing on a country hit when the vocal group joins Florida Georgia Line on the 2017 single "God, Your Mama, And Me"
    Feb 20, 1975
    NBC-TV's "The Mac Davis Show" features guests Smokey Robinson, Buddy Ebsen and comedian Joan Rivers

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