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  • Apr 1, 1975
    Jack Clement fires his staff at Jack's Tracks recording studio in Nashville, annoyed by an equipment failure. Some return to work for him; engineer Garth Fundis does not. Fundis goes on to produce Don Williams, Keith Whitley and Trisha Yearwood
    Apr 1, 1975
    Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn record "Feelins'" at Bradley's Barn on Benders Ferry Road in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
    Apr 3, 1975
    George Jones records "I Just Don't Give A Damn" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The song will be used in episode seven of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Apr 3, 1975
    Marie Osmond records "A Little Bit Country." The performance is unissued, but the song becomes a theme when she appears with her "little bit rock & roll" brother on the TV series "Donny And Marie"
    Apr 3, 1975
    Donna Fargo and football star O.J. Simpson guest on NBC's "The Mac Davis Show"
    Apr 3, 1975
    Emmylou Harris' Hot Band makes its debut in San Francisco. The group includes Elvis Presley sidemen James Burton, Glen D. Hardin and Emory Gordy Jr., plus Rodney Crowell and Hank DeVito
    Apr 4, 1975
    Guitarist Josh McSwain is born in Shelby, North Carolina. He becomes a member of the band Parmalee, which scores country hits with 2013's "Carolina," 2014's "Close Your Eyes" and 2015's "Already Callin' You Mine"
    Apr 4, 1975
    Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The tech company is referenced in Lee Brice's 2009 single "Love Like Crazy"
    Apr 4, 1975
    Barbra Streisand's production company offers Elvis Presley $500,000 plus a percentage of the film to appear in "A Star Is Born." Colonel Tom Parker responds with a counter demand so different that Presley loses the role to Kris Kristofferson
    Apr 5, 1975
    Johnny Rodriguez reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind"

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