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Jul 21, 1979
Anne Murray's "Shadows In The Moonlight" reaches the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart
Jul 21, 1979
Jerry Lee Lewis' father, Elmo Lewis, dies at Doctors Hospital in Memphis, where he's been treated for cancer since June 11
Jul 22, 1979
Little Richard, who wrote Billy "Crash" Craddock's "Slippin' And Slidin'," preaches to a North Richmond, California, congregation: "If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody"
Jul 23, 1979
MCA releases Barbara Mandrell's "Fooled By A Feeling"
Jul 24, 1979
Jerrod Niemann is born in Harper, Kansas. A writer of Garth Brooks' "Good Ride Cowboy," he collects a platinum single for his first hit as an artist, the 2010 release "Lover, Lover." He adds subsequent hits with "What Do You Want," "One More Drinkin' Song" and "Drink To That All Night"
Jul 24, 1979
Brenda Lee records "Tell Me What It's Like" at Nashville's Woodland Sound
Jul 25, 1979
Warner Bros. releases The Doobie Brothers' "Dependin' On You," a pop hit that includes drummer Keith Knudsen, who later becomes a founding member of the country band Southern Pacific
Jul 26, 1979
Sara Evans is discharged from Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Missouri, five weeks after a car accident that broke both her legs. The family is left with a $10,000 hospital bill
Jul 27, 1979
Mel Tillis has a supporting role as "The Villain"--starring Kirk Douglas, Ann-Margret and Arnold Schwarzenegger--debuts in theaters
Jul 27, 1979
Mac Davis sings "Something's Burning" as he hosts NBC's concert program "The Midnight Special." Guests for the night include Bonnie Pointer and disco duo McFadden & Whitehead
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