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Apr 10, 1982
Merle Haggard's "Big City" rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Apr 10, 1982
Marilyn McCoo and Jerry Reed serve as guest hosts for TV's "Solid Gold"
Apr 10, 1982
Glen Campbell hosts the CBS-TV special "Country Comes Home," featuring Crystal Gayle, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Mel Tillis, Loretta Lynn, Don Williams, Chet Atkins, Boxcar Willie, Roy Acuff, Roy Clark, Jimmy C. Newman and Hank Thompson
Apr 12, 1982
Easton Corbin is born in Trenton, Florida. A 2011 nominee for the ACM's Top New Solo Vocalist, he nets such traditionally influenced hits as "A Little More Country Than That," "All Over The Road," "Roll With It" and "Lovin' You Is Fun"
Apr 12, 1982
Donna Fargo files suit against a nightclub owner in the Chicago area, charging he cancelled a singing engagement because she suffers from multiple sclerosis. She asks for a total of $518,000; the judge reduces it 15 months later to $18,000
Apr 13, 1982
RCA releases Jerry Reed's album "The Man With The Golden Thumb"
Apr 13, 1982
RCA releases Dolly Parton's album "Heartbreak Express"
Apr 13, 1982
David Crosby, who co-founded the country-rock pioneering band The Byrds, is arrested in Dallas, Texas, for drug possession. It's the second time in three weeks he's been picked up on narcotics charges
Apr 13, 1982
Hank Williams Jr. earns an RIAA-certified gold album for "The Pressure Is On"
Apr 13, 1982
George Strait records "Amarillo By Morning" at Nashville's Music City Music Hall
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