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Aug 11, 1979
Eddie Rabbitt's "Suspicions" reigns at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Aug 12, 1979
Ex-Miss America Phyllis George plays harmonica during Willie Nelson's encore at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville
Aug 13, 1979
Johnny Cash and June Carter renew their wedding vows while vacationing in Jamaica. Upon return in September, he quashes Music Row rumors that he had an affair with Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard
Aug 16, 1979
Ed Benson takes over as associate executive director of the Country Music Association in Nashville. He eventually succeeds Jo Walker-Meader in the agency's top position in 1992
Aug 16, 1979
The Charlie Daniels Band receives its first platinum album from the Recording Industry Association of America, for "Million Mile Reflections"
Aug 16, 1979
United Artists releases Kenny Rogers' album "Kenny"
Aug 17, 1979
United Artists releases Kenny Rogers' single "You Decorated My Life"
Aug 17, 1979
MCA releases the Barbara Mandrell album "Just For The Record"
Aug 17, 1979
MCA releases Jimmy Buffett's album "Volcano"
Aug 17, 1979
Epic releases Michael Jackson's album "Off The Wall." It contains the original version of "She's Out Of My Life," turned into a minor country hit the following year by Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke
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