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  • Apr 22, 1978
    Kenny Rogers & Dottie West share the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Every Time Two Fools Collide"
    Apr 24, 1978
    MCA releases Mel Tillis' "I Believe In You"
    Apr 24, 1978
    The soundtrack to the movie "FM" is certified gold by the RIAA. It features Linda Ronstadt's original version of "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," plus music by James Taylor, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty, Bob Seger and Queen
    Apr 24, 1978
    The pop band Player picks up a gold album from the RIAA for its self-titled debut. It features future country singer J.C. Crowley as its lead vocalist
    Apr 24, 1978
    Waylon Jennings' manager, Mark Rothbaum, pleads guilty to distributing cocaine, following an August incident in which Jennings and his assistant, Lori Evans, were arrested in the middle of a Nashville recording session
    Apr 24, 1978
    Jerry Lee Lewis reflects in People magazine on the grief that surrounds his life: "It wasn't the marriages that brought me down. It was just the passin' of the caskets"
    Apr 25, 1978
    Mercury releases Johnny Russell's "You'll Be Back (Every Night In My Dreams)." The song returns three years later as a hit for The Statler Brothers
    Apr 25, 1978
    ABC releases John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses"
    Apr 25, 1978
    Willie Nelson performs for Jimmy Carter at the White House in Washington, D.C.
    Apr 26, 1978
    Nashville Sounds investor Conway Twitty throws out the first pitch at the new Greer Stadium. The minor-league baseball team wins its first home game against the Savannah Braves, 12-4

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