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    • May 1, 1976
    The documentary "Heartworn Highways" debuts. It revolves around Nashville's music community, with appearances by Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels, David Allan Coe, Steve Earle, Steve Young and Townes Van Zandt
    May 1, 1976
    The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett raise $100,000 for Proposition 15 in a concert at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento. The measure would restrict the use of nuclear power in the state
    May 1, 1976
    Merle Haggard tops the Billboard country albums chart with "It's All In The Movies"
    May 1, 1976
    Mickey Gilley's "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" bellies up to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    May 1, 1976
    Jim and Jon Hager play co-owners of an investigative agency in the ABC-TV movie "Twin Detectives." Also in the cast: Lillian Gish and Michael Constantine
    May 1, 1976
    The Charlie Daniels Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws, The Marshall Tucker Band and .38 Special play the Sunshine Jam at Jacksonville's Gator Bowl to raise money for Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign
    May 3, 1976
    Actor David Bruce dies of a heart attack in Hollywood. Four years later, his daughter, Amanda McBroom, enjoys a pop hit as the writer of Bette Midler's "The Rose." In 1982, the song appears in the country charts through a recording by Conway Twitty
    May 4, 1976
    "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" songwriter Isaac Hayes helps cut the ribbon on a Bicentennial exhibit at Parkway Towers in Nashville
    May 4, 1976
    Randy Travis--still using his given name, Randy Traywick--faces charges for drunk and disorderly conduct at the Union County courthouse in Monroe, North Carolina, the same day he turns 17
    May 5, 1976
    Tom T. Hall shoots a guest appearance for the CBS children's show "Captain Kangaroo" at Opryland in Nashville
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