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  • May 23, 1980
    Waylon Jennings pays a visit to a North Carolina man stricken by cancer, seven hours before he dies
    May 24, 1980
    Dolly Parton reaches #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Starting Over Again," penned by disco artist Donna Summer
    May 24, 1980
    Andrew Gold, a sideman for Linda Ronstadt and future supporting musician for Wynonna, is the musical guest on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live"
    May 26, 1980
    A shirtless Mac Davis holds the cover of People magazine
    May 26, 1980
    Former Eagle Randy Meisner begins recording his first album as a solo artist at Record One in Los Angeles
    May 28, 1980
    Barbara Mandrell performs "Crackers" during "Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party" on NBC, joined on the bill by fellow guests Andy Gibb and Diana Ross
    May 28, 1980
    Kenny Rogers' album "Gideon," featuring songs written by Kim Carnes, is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    May 29, 1980
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band record "Take Me To Your Lovin' Place" at Young 'Un Sound in Nashville
    May 30, 1980
    RCA releases Ronnie Milsap's "Cowboys And Clowns," from the movie "Bronco Billy"
    May 30, 1980
    Carl Radle, the former bass player for Derek & The Dominos, dies of a kidney ailment at his home in Tulsa. Radle had appeared two years earlier on Eric Clapton's minor country hit "Lay Down Sally"

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