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  • Sep 26, 1978
    Former president Richard Nixon attends a baseball game for the first time since his resignation in 1974. He joins Country Music Hall of Famer Gene Autry in a private box at Anaheim Stadium, as the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels, 4-0
    Sep 26, 1978
    Buck Owens records "Play Together Again Again" in the evening at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. He records another version in March with Emmylou Harris
    Sep 26, 1978
    Dottsy records the Waylon Jennings-written "Tryin' To Satisfy You" during an evening session at RCA Studio A in Nashville
    Sep 26, 1978
    Waylon Jennings' album "I've Always Been Crazy" is certified gold by the RIAA
    Sep 27, 1978
    Monument releases Connie Smith's "Smooth Sailin'." The song becomes a hit 18 months later for T.G. Sheppard
    Sep 27, 1978
    Columbia releases the self-titled debut album by the rock band Toto. The group includes bass player David Hungate, destined to become a country session musician, appearing on hits by Joe Nichols, George Strait, Randy Travis and Shania Twain
    Sep 28, 1978
    Roy Clark performs "Rocky Top" and "Yesterday, When I Was Young" as a musical guest on "The Muppet Show"
    Sep 28, 1978
    The Statler Brothers record "How To Be A Country Star" at Nashville's Sound Stage. The opening verse celebrates Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed, Jean Shepard, Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Johnny Rodriguez and Bill Anderson
    Sep 29, 1978
    RCA releases Charley Pride's "Burgers And Fries"
    Sep 29, 1978
    Charley Pride is a guest on "General Electric's All-Star Anniversary" special on NBC, with Bob Hope, Elizabeth Taylor, John Ritter and Donny & Marie Osmond

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