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    • May 17, 1978
    Future country hitmaker George Burns is skewered in the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" on NBC by Orson Welles, Phyllis Diller, Ruth Buzzi and Ronald Reagan
    May 17, 1978
    Philips announces the development of the compact disc. The format reaches the marketplace some five years later
    May 17, 1978
    Olivia Newton-John hosts an ABC-TV special, simply titled "Olivia." She's joined by Andy Gibb and Abba
    May 18, 1978
    Roy Clark and Freddy Fender appear on the CBS special "Festival Of Stars: Mexico," joined on the guest list by John Ritter, Steve Allen and Barbara Eden
    May 18, 1978
    Moe Bandy records "Two Lonely People" in an evening session at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    May 18, 1978
    "The Buddy Holly Story" has its world premiere in Dallas. Holly's widow, Maria Elena, runs to the restroom crying during "True Love Ways." Producer Jim Ed Norman is inspired by the film to cut the song with Mickey Gilley in 1980
    May 18, 1978
    Warner Bros. releases T.G. Sheppard's "When Can We Do This Again"
    May 19, 1978
    Mary MacGregor files for divorce in Los Angeles from Paul MacGregor
    May 19, 1978
    Mel Tillis and Rita Coolidge are guests on the ABC-TV variety series "Donny And Marie." Coolidge performs "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher"
    May 19, 1978
    Monument releases the Larry Gatlin album "Oh! Brother"
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