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  • Jul 18, 1981
    Dottie West covers "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" on the syndicated TV show "Solid Gold." The week's other guests include Billy Preston, Jim Photoglo and Daryl Hall & John Oates
    Jul 18, 1981
    Alabama rolls to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Feels So Right"
    Jul 19, 1981
    Gene Autry marries his banker, Jackie Ellam, at Burbank's First United Methodist Church, 14 months after the death of his first wife
    Jul 19, 1981
    Roy Orbison receives the key to the city of Odessa, Texas
    Jul 23, 1981
    The Oak Ridge Boys earn their second gold album from the RIAA, for "Fancy Free"
    Jul 25, 1981
    Anne Murray sings "Blessed Are The Believers" on TV's "Solid Gold." The episode also features Rick Springfield, Gary "U.S." Bonds and Gladys Knight & The Pips
    Jul 25, 1981
    B.J. Thomas and The Charlie Daniels Band appear on NBC's "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters," where the CDB does "In America"
    Jul 25, 1981
    Two fans die in Avignon, France, at a concert by Bob Dylan, author of the country hits "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "It Ain't Me, Babe." One is fatally electrocuted after climbing power lines, while the other dies from a three-story fall
    Jul 28, 1981
    Alabama records "Take Me Down" and "Close Enough To Perfect"
    Jul 29, 1981
    Six days after it went gold, The Oak Ridge Boys' album "Fancy Free" is certified platinum by the RIAA

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