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Feb 16, 1978
Crystal Gayle records "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For" during an afternoon session at Jack's Tracks in Nashville
Feb 17, 1978
MCA releases Buddy Holly & The Crickets' "20 Golden Greats"
Feb 17, 1978
Randy Barlow records his first hit, "Slow And Easy," in an afternoon session at Nashville's Woodland Sound Studios
Feb 17, 1978
Wolfman Jack hosts an episode of "The Midnight Special" featuring million-sellers from 1977. Debby Boone sings "You Light Up My Life" and Crystal Gayle offers "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
Feb 18, 1978
Margo Smith reaches the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You"
Feb 18, 1978
Del Reeves tags his 1960s hit "A Dime At A Time" with "Two Dollars In The Jukebox" during an appearance on "Pop! Goes The Country." He also covers "After The Lovin'" and closes the show by performing "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" with La Costa, The Geezinslaws and host Ralph Emery
Feb 18, 1978
Johnny Rodriguez performs "Savin' This Love Song For You" on "Hee Haw," which also features musical guest Susan Raye. Co-host Buck Owens offers "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More"
Feb 18, 1978
Hattie Louise Bess--better known as "Tootsie"--dies in Nashville. Her bar on Lower Broadway, Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, became a hangout for Harlan Howard, Mel Tillis, Willie Nelson, Faron Young and others after she bought it in 1960
Feb 21, 1978
Epic releases Joe Stampley's "Red Wine And Blue Memories"
Feb 21, 1978
Dave & Sugar record "Come On In" and "It's A Heartache" at Sound Masters in Nashville. Within months, both songs will become hits, though for other artists. The former succeeds for The Oak Ridge Boys, the latter for Bonnie Tyler
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