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    • Apr 2, 1973
    Tony Orlando & Dawn receive a gold single from the RIAA for their pop hit "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree." The song subsequently becomes a country hit for Johnny Carver
    Apr 2, 1973
    Vicki Lawrence bags her only gold single from the RIAA with "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," produced by Snuff Garrett. The song re-emerges in the 1990s as a country hit for Reba McEntire
    Apr 2, 1973
    Elvis Presley convinces karate coach Ed Parker to give him a sixth-degree black belt
    Apr 3, 1973
    Glen Campbell records the Pee Wee King song "Bonaparte's Retreat" at Hollywood Sound Recorders in California
    Apr 4, 1973
    Bakersfield observes Buck Owens Day
    Apr 4, 1973
    Jeannie Seely records "Can I Sleep In Your Arms"
    Apr 4, 1973
    Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show nab a gold single from the RIAA for "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone." Ten months later, Buck Owens records a country version, "On The Cover Of The Music City News"
    Apr 4, 1973
    Conway Twitty records "You've Never Been This Far Before" and "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
    Apr 5, 1973
    Lynn Anderson records "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" during an afternoon session at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. The song will become a country hit for Reba McEntire nearly 20 years later
    Apr 5, 1973
    JMI releases Don Williams' "Come Early Morning," with the original version of "Amanda" on the B-side
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