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Apr 10, 1970
Bobby Goldsboro records "Watching Scotty Grow" at Nashville's Woodland Sound
Apr 11, 1970
Alabama governor Albert Brewer campaigns at Sage Avenue Park in Mobile, supported with appearances by Kitty Wells, Red Sovine, Bob Luman and Lester Flatt
Apr 13, 1970
Bettie Azevedo picks up five trophies on behalf of Merle Haggard in the fifth annual Academy Of Country & Western Music awards at the Hollywood Palladium: Single Record, Song and Album of the Year, for "Okie From Muskogee"; Top Male Vocalist and Top Touring Band
Apr 13, 1970
Actor Rick Schroder is born in Staten Island, New York. Known for his work in the TV series "Silver Spoons" and "NYPD Blue," he wins a Country Music Association award for directing Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss' "Whiskey Lullaby" video
Apr 13, 1970
Loretta Lynn becomes the first female country act to earn a gold album from the RIAA during the 1970s, for "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)"
Apr 14, 1970
Warner Mack records the Jimmy Reed R&B hit "Bright Lights, Big City." The following year, Sonny James comes up with a hit country version
Apr 14, 1970
Jack Greene records "The Whole World Comes To Me" in an evening session at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Apr 14, 1970
President Richard Nixon is California Angels owner Gene Autry's guest for the team's home opener, a 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Anaheim Stadium
Apr 15, 1970
"Welfare Cadilac" singer Guy Drake is arrested in Hartford, Kentucky, and jailed 18 months after he bought a 1968 Buick with a $750 check that bounced
Apr 15, 1970
George Jones guests on ABC-TV's "The Johnny Cash Show," joining the Man In Black on "White Lightning." Judy Collins performs "Turn, Turn, Turn" with Cash, who also does the solo songs "Po' Folks," "Flesh And Blood" and "What Is Truth." June Carter Cash teams with her husband on "Jackson"
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