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Jun 20, 1980
Dan Tyminski receives a banjo for his 13th birthday in Vermont. He will become a longtime member of Alison Krauss + Union Station
Jun 20, 1980
The Oak Ridge Boys hold their second Stars For Children benefit, which doubles as the grand opening for Reunion Arena in Dallas. The concert lineup includes Eddie Rabbitt, Lynn Anderson, Roy Clark, Con Hunley, George "Goober" Lindsey and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
Jun 20, 1980
Drummer Chris Thompson is born in Bend, Oregon. He provides the backbeat for the Texas-based Eli Young Band, which earns gold singles with "Crazy Girl," "Always The Love Songs," "Drunk Last Night" and "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
Jun 20, 1980
Elektra releases Eddie Rabbitt's album "Horizon"
Jun 20, 1980
Epic releases the Mickey Gilley album "That's All That Matters To Me"
Jun 20, 1980
"The Blues Brothers" debuts in movie theaters. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd sing "Stand By Your Man" behind chicken wire and Kittty Wells' "Your Cheatin' Heart" plays on the jukebox. In the picture are Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn
Jun 20, 1980
Eddie Rabbitt co-hosts "The Midnight Special," performing "Gone Too Far," "Drivin' My Life Away" and "Suspicions." Also on the bill are singer/songwriter Randy Vanwarmer and co-host Kim Carnes
Jun 20, 1980
In an ongoing court case, a former employee of Johnny Paycheck says the singer spent $42,000 for cocaine during a three-month period in 1979
Jun 21, 1980
Cristy Lane's "One Day At A Time" steps to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Jun 21, 1980
Pop musician and songwriter Bert Kaempfert dies of a stroke in Switzerland. He wrote "Strangers In The Night," "Wooden Heart," "Danke Schoen" and "Spanish Eyes," the latter a 1988 country hit for Willie Nelson with Julio Iglesias
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