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Jun 7, 1979
"Maybellene" songwriter Chuck Berry performs at the White House for president Jimmy Carter, along with Barry White, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Patti LaBelle, Andrae Crouch and Billy Eckstein
Jun 8, 1979
A small quantity of marijuana is found by authorities in Johnny Rodriguez' room at the Granada Royale Hometel in Phoenix. He is required to return the next month and perform for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital
Jun 8, 1979
Moe Bandy records a pair of hits in an afternoon session at Nashville's Columbia Studio B: "One Of A Kind" and a duet with Joe Stampley, "Holding The Bag"
Jun 8, 1979
Days after Jerry Lee Lewis filed for divorce, Jaren Lewis files a countersuit, charging him with cruelty, adultery and drug use
Jun 8, 1979
Jimmy James ends a Fan Fair performance he hopes will get him into "The Guinness Book Of World Records," playing country music for more than 25 hours straight. His concert includes 336 songs
Jun 9, 1979
Kenny Rogers' ballad "She Believes In Me" locks up the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart
Jun 10, 1979
Lee Brice is born in Sumter, South Carolina. Known as an artist for such hits as "Love Like Crazy," "Hard To Love," "I Don't Dance" and "I Drive Your Truck," he also writes The Eli Young Band's "Crazy Girl" and Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory"
Jun 10, 1979
Columbia releases Willie Nelson & Leon Russell's album "One For The Road"
Jun 11, 1979
John Wayne dies of cancer in Los Angeles. Known for work in such movies as "True Grit" and "North To Alaska," his name is incorporated in the lyrics of Big & Rich's 2004 hit "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" and Keith Urban's 2016 single "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Jun 11, 1979
Chuck Berry pleads guilty in St. Louis, Missouri, to income tax evasion, for which he does jail time later in the year. The charges cover the tax year 1973, in which both Elvis Presley and Freddy Weller cut country hits written by Berry
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