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  • Aug 17, 1978
    Warner Bros. releases Rodney Crowell's debut album, "Ain't Living Long Like This." Four songs he wrote for the album become hits for others: "Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight," "Voila, An American Dream," the title track and "Song For The Life"
    Aug 19, 1978
    Crystal Gayle's "Talking In Your Sleep" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Aug 19, 1978
    Vocalist and guitarist Natasha Borzilova is born in Obninsk, Russia. She establishes herself as a member of the all-Russian act Bering Strait, which gains a Grammy nomination in 2003 for its instrumental performance "Bearing Straight"
    Aug 20, 1978
    Ralph Stanley has a son, Ralph Stanley II
    Aug 21, 1978
    "The Elvis Legend: One Year Later": The King is gone, but he's remembered on the cover of People magazine
    Aug 21, 1978
    MCA releases Mel Tillis' "Ain't No California"
    Aug 21, 1978
    Ronnie and Karan McDowell have a son, Ronnie Dean McDowell
    Aug 21, 1978
    Dolly Parton gives a free lunchtime concert at New York's City Hall, where she receives a key to the city from mayor Ed Koch
    Aug 21, 1978
    ABC releases The Oak Ridge Boys' "Cryin' Again"
    Aug 22, 1978
    Jerry Reed records the hit version of "Gimme Back My Blues" in Nashville

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