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    • Apr 8, 1977
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band appears on NBC-TV's "The Midnight Special"
    Apr 11, 1977
    Songwriter Eddie Miller dies of a heart attack at his Nashville home. A 1975 addition to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, his credits include: Ray Price's "Release Me," Eddy Arnold's "After Loving You" and Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot"
    Apr 12, 1977
    Hank Williams Jr.'s divorce from his former wife, Gwendolyn, is finalized in Nashville. She gets custody of their son, Hank Williams III, plus their home, a 1975 Cadillac, property in Missouri and payments through December 1990
    Apr 13, 1977
    Reba McEntire records the current pop hit "Angel In Your Arms" in Nashville. Eight years later, it achieves country hit status in the hands of Barbara Mandrell
    Apr 13, 1977
    Charlie Rich records "Rollin' With The Flow" during an afternoon session at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    Apr 14, 1977
    Vito Pellettieri dies in Nashville after suffering a stroke. A longtime stage manager of the Grand Ole Opry, he helped George D. Hay develop the radio show's format after his appointment in 1934. During his tenure, Pellettieri also co-wrote Roy Acuff's hit "Unloved And Unclaimed"
    Apr 15, 1977
    Johnny Paycheck plays a criminal on the CBS drama "Nashville 99," starring Claude Akins, Charley Pride and Jerry Reed as police detectives. Guest Chet Atkins plays guitar in a stairwell with Reed, who opens the episode singing "Birmingham Jail." Also heard are partial versions of "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Bile Them Cabbage Down"
    Apr 15, 1977
    A school in Tulsa is renamed Roy Clark Elementary
    Apr 16, 1977
    Johnny Duncan rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better," featuring Janie Fricke on background vocals
    Apr 16, 1977
    The syndicated "Dolly" TV series features a trio performance of "The Sweetest Gift" by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris with show host Dolly Parton. Ronstadt delivers "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)," and Parton throws in a cover of "Silver Threads And Golden Needles"
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