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    • Apr 13, 1978
    "American Idol" contestant Chris Sligh is born in Greenville, South Carolina. A 2007 participant, he writes Rascal Flatts' 2009 hit "Here Comes Goodbye"
    Apr 13, 1978
    Gail Davies records "Someone Is Looking For Someone Like You" and addresses "Grandma's Song" for the second time at Nashville's Sound Stage
    Apr 14, 1978
    The TV special "Johnny Cash: Spring Fever" tapes at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House with Cash and Waylon Jennings singing "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang." Also appearing: June Carter Cash, Rosanne Cash, Jessi Colter and Ray Charles
    Apr 14, 1978
    Warner Bros. releases Con Hunley's "Week-End Friend"
    Apr 14, 1978
    England Dan & John Ford Coley host "The Midnight Special" on NBC
    Apr 15, 1978
    Kenny Rogers hits #1 on the Billboard country albums chart with "Ten Years Of Gold"
    Apr 15, 1978
    Singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton is born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is propelled to national attention after winning three CMA Awards following the 2016 release of his first solo album, "Traveller." Stapleton pens Luke Bryan's "Drink A Beer," George Strait's "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" and Thomas Rhett's "Crash And Burn"
    Apr 15, 1978
    Playboy recording artist Barbi Benton makes her first appearance on ABC's "Fantasy Island," alongside Ray Bolger and Foster Brooks
    Apr 17, 1978
    "You Light Up My Life" singer Debby Boone joins her father, Pat Boone, on the cover of People magazine
    Apr 17, 1978
    Warren Zevon's album "Excitable Boy" is certified gold by the RIAA. Produced by Jackson Browne, it includes "Werewolves Of London," sampled 30 years later in Kid Rock's country hit "All Summer Long"
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