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    • Apr 16, 1980
    George Jones records "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)" in an afternoon at Nashville's Columbia Studio A
    Apr 16, 1980
    Alabama records "Tennessee River"
    Apr 18, 1980
    The Marshall Tucker Band performs at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, in a show that turns out to be the final concert for bass player Tommy Caldwell. The band's "Long Hard Ride" was nominated for a Grammy in the country field in 1977
    Apr 18, 1980
    "Coal Miner's Daughter" actors Sissy Spacek and Levon Helm host NBC's "The Midnight Special," performing a bundle of songs that includes "Honky Tonkin'" and the movie's title song. The episode also features Beverly D'Angelo, who plays Patsy Cline in the film
    Apr 18, 1980
    The Lynyrd Skynyrd album "Gold & Platinum" is certified platinum by the RIAA. Among its contents: "Sweet Home Alabama," hailed in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among country music's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    Apr 19, 1980
    Crystal Gayle ascends to the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
    Apr 21, 1980
    Elektra releases Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood's "Bar Room Buddies," from the movie "Bronco Billy"
    Apr 21, 1980
    Casablanca releases the Pure Prairie League album "Firin' Up." Vince Gill sings lead on the LP's pop hit "Let Me Love You Tonight"
    Apr 21, 1980
    Former Country Music Association award-winner Olivia Newton-John shares the cover of People magazine with Andy Gibb
    Apr 22, 1980
    Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd plays fiddle at a Country Music Association event in Washington, D.C., sharing the stage with Charley Pride, Barbara Mandrell and Mac Wiseman in the same room in which the Watergate hearings were held
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