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Jan 26, 1979
Bearsville releases Randy Vanwarmer's pop hit "Just When I Needed You Most." He goes on to write country hits for Alabama and The Oak Ridge Boys
Jan 26, 1979
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band are featured on "Hee Haw Honeys"
Jan 26, 1979
Future country bass player David Hungate appears on "The Midnight Special" as a member of Toto. The episode also features Rod Stewart, Eric Carmen and Gloria Gaynor, who serves up "I Will Survive"
Jan 26, 1979
"The Dukes Of Hazzard" debuts on CBS, starring John Schneider, as Bo Duke; Tom Wopat, as Luke Duke; and Waylon Jennings, as The Balladeer. Jennings sings the theme song, "Good Ol' Boys"
Jan 26, 1978
The Eric Clapton album "Slowhand" is certified gold by the RIAA. It contains his minor country hit "Lay Down Sally"
Jan 26, 1977
Johnny Paycheck announces he's been paid $250,000 for a three-year agreement to use his name on a venue, the Johnny Paycheck Club, on Nashville's Printers Alley
Jan 26, 1977
Elvis Presley proposes to girlfriend Ginger Alden in the bathroom at Graceland Mansion in Memphis
Jan 26, 1976
Dave & Sugar record "I'm Gonna Love You" in a late-night Nashville session
Jan 26, 1974
Rock drummer Chris Hesse is born in California. He founds Hoobastank, namechecked in Luke Bryan's 2008 hit "Country Man"
Jan 26, 1974
Tommy Overstreet performs "I'll Never Break These Chains" on "Hee Haw." Tennessee Ernie Ford and Jody Miller also guest on the show, hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark
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