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  • Jul 4, 1980
    Songwriter Josh Osborne is born in Kentucky. His successes will include Sam Hunt's "Body Like A Back Road," Blake Shelton's "Sangria," Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go 'Round," Old Dominion's "One Man Band" and Kenny Chesney's "Come Over"
    Jul 4, 1980
    George Hamilton IV serves as grand marshal of the Fourth of July parade in Kernersville, North Carolina
    Jul 4, 1980

    Future Diamond Rio member Dana Williams makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry as a bass player for Jimmy C. Newman

    Jul 4, 1980
    Alabama gives a free concert at Nashville's Centennial Park
    Jul 4, 1980
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic draws 45,000 in 101-degree weather near Austin. Guests include: Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Delbert McClinton, Leon Russell and Ray Price. The Charlie Daniels Band misses the show, stranded at the airport
    Jul 4, 1980
    Brenda Lee takes the stage at The Statler Brothers' "Happy Birthday U.S.A." concert in Staunton, Virginia
    Jul 4, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 30th driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Daytona Motor Speedway in the Firecracker 400
    Jul 5, 1980
    Willie Nelson records "Mona Lisa" at Gilley's Recording Studio in Pasadena, Texas
    Jul 5, 1980
    George Jones takes his signature song, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jul 5, 1980
    MCA releases Merle Haggard's "Misery And Gin"

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