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    • May 16, 1977
    MCA releases Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn's "I Can't Love You Enough"
    May 17, 1977
    Dolly Parton performs "Jolene" and "The Seeker" for Queen Elizabeth II in Glasgow, Scotland. Also on the bill are Petula Clark and "Starsky & Hutch" actor David Soul
    May 17, 1977
    An ABC/Dot lineup takes the stage at Carnegie Hall for a "Country In New York" concert. A live album is recorded, featuring Roy Clark, Don Williams, Freddy Fender and Hank Thompson
    May 18, 1977
    Larry Gatlin and his brothers record "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" in the afternoon at Nashville's Creative Workshop
    May 19, 1977
    "Smokey & The Bandit" has its premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The movie stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed, who sings "East Bound And Down." John Schneider also appears in a teeny walk-on role
    May 20, 1977
    Colleen Rodgers, the ex-wife of "Honeycomb" singer Jimmie Rodgers, dies during brain surgery in Los Angeles
    May 20, 1977
    "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael marries Wanda McKay at the Palm Desert Community Church in California
    May 20, 1977
    A Los Angeles judge orders Buck Owens to stop placing 3x5 ads in newspapers asking his wife of 18 days, Jana Jae, to rescind their annulment. "Jana Jae Owens," the ads read, "I apologize for being such a fool. I love you! Buck"
    May 21, 1977
    Kenny Rogers goes to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first time with his self-titled release
    May 21, 1977
    Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)," featuring vocal guest Willie Nelson, begins a six-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
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