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  • Mar 6, 1923
    Ed McMahon is born in Detroit, Michigan. Johnny Carson's longtime sidekick on "The Tonight Show," his "Star Search" program brings early national exposure to Sawyer Brown and Little Texas
    Aug 21, 1968
    "If I Were A Carpenter" songwriter Tim Hardin performs on NBC's "The Kraft Music Hall," also featuring Ed McMahon and Sly & The Family Stone
    Jul 4, 1972
    Kenny Rogers & The First Edition perform "Reuben James" on the NBC special "The Stars And Stripes Show" with Bob Hope, Anita Bryant, Roger Staubach, Mickey Mantle and emcee Ed McMahon. Also aboard are The Johnny Mann Singers and Mickey Newbury, who sings "An American Trilogy"
    Sep 28, 1973
    Charlie Rich, Dionne Warwick and Dean Martin sing "Anytime," "Behind Closed Doors" and "Singing The Blues" on NBC's "The Dean Martin Show," where Ed McMahon is the subject of Martin's celebrity roast. Also appearing are Doug Dillard and Pat Buttram
    Jun 20, 1976
    Tennessee Ernie Ford sings "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" as NBC tapes "The Stars And Stripes Show" in Oklahoma City. The bill for the special also includes Ed McMahon, Anita Bryant, The Fifth Dimension and Kate Smith, who performs "God Bless America"
    Jan 5, 1980
    Buck Owens, Kenny Price and Roy Clark cover "Daddy Sang Bass" on the first episode of "Hee Haw" during the 1980s. Guests include Faron Young, Barbi Benton, Ed McMahon and 10-year-old Kathy Kitchen, who sings "It's A Heartache"
    Oct 18, 1980
    The Bellamy Brothers perform "Sugar Daddy" and "Dancin' Cowboys" on an episode of "Hee Haw" that also welcomes Ed McMahon. Gunilla Hutton covers "Tulsa Time," and Buck Owens, Kenny Price and Roy Clark team on "Columbus Stockade Blues." A bearded Marty Stuart joins banjo player Jimmy Henley on "Rawhide"
    Nov 27, 1980
    Lacy J. Dalton appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, co-hosted by Ed McMahon from NBC in New York. Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith take part, promoting the Broadway show "Pirates Of Penzance"
    Nov 30, 1980
    Gene Autry is grand marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, which also sports Marie Osmond, Johnny Mathis, John Schneider, Charlene Tilton and Ed McMahon
    Oct 31, 1981
    The Oak Ridge Boys host the NBC series "The Nashville Palace" with guests Hank Williams Jr., Ed McMahon, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee and Janie Fricke

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