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    • Jul 10, 1979
    Rock guitarist Chuck Berry receives a four-month jail term for income tax evasion. Several of his songs had become country hits, including "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," "You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene"
    Jul 11, 1979
    Warner Bros. releases T.G. Sheppard's "Last Cheater's Waltz"
    Jul 12, 1979
    Guitarist Jess Carson is born in McMinnville, Oregon. He comes to prominence as a member of Midland, behind the 2017 country hit "Drinkin' Problem"
    Jul 12, 1979
    Warner/Curb releases the T.G. Sheppard album "3/4 Lonely"
    Jul 13, 1979
    African-American musician Lesley Riddle dies in Asheville, North Carolina. He was a key influence on The Carter Family, finding songs in the Southern hills with A.P. Carter and teaching Maybelle Carter her signature guitar style
    Jul 13, 1979
    MCA releases "The Very Best Of Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn"
    Jul 14, 1979
    Portland, Tennessee, renames Main Street the Ronnie McDowell Parkway
    Jul 16, 1979
    MCA releases John Conlee's "Before My Time"
    Jul 17, 1979
    Dottie West records "A Lesson In Leavin'" and "Leavin's For Unbelievers" at Creative Workshop in Nashville
    Jul 18, 1979
    Leon Everette records "Over" at Nashville's LSI Studio, with future Pirates Of The Mississippi member Rich Alves on guitar
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