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    • Aug 24, 1977
    Eddy Arnold records "Penny Arcade" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The song becomes a hit for Cristy Lane the following year
    Aug 24, 1977
    Johnny Paycheck records the David Allan Coe-penned "Take This Job And Shove It" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio
    Aug 24, 1977
    Barely a week after Elvis Presley's death, Colonel Tom Parker announces he's sold global merchandising rights to Factors Etc.
    Aug 25, 1977
    Johnny Rodriguez records "Savin' This Love Song For You" at the US Recording Studio in Nashville. The session also features his version of Barry Gibb's "Rest Your Love On Me," a future Conway Twitty hit
    Aug 25, 1977
    "A Place In The Sun" becomes the first RIAA-certified gold album for pop group Pablo Cruise. Vocalist David Jenkins goes on to become a member of country's Southern Pacific from 1987-1989
    Aug 25, 1977
    Two days after he was booked for cocaine possession, Waylon Jennings joins Willie Nelson on stage at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium, eliciting cheers when he tells the crowd: "I didn't do it"
    Aug 26, 1977
    Just 10 days after Elvis Presley's death, Ronnie McDowell makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, singing "The King Is Gone" in tribute
    Aug 27, 1977
    Crystal Gayle begins a four-week stay at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
    Aug 27, 1977
    Jimmy Buffett marries for the second time, to Janie Slagsvol in Redstone, Colorado. Among the wedding guests: J.D. Souther, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg and journalist Hunter S. Thompson
    Aug 28, 1977
    "The Starland Vocal Band Show" features host performances of "Third Rate Romance" and "Boulder To Birmingham" on CBS. The closing theme for the summer replacement series is an instrumental version of "Afternoon Delight"
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