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    • Jan 1, 1981
    Former Alabama postal worker Jim McBride begins writing songs in Nashville after moving over the holidays. Among his credits: Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee," Tammy Cochran's "Angels In Waiting" and Waylon Jennings' "Rose In Paradise"
    Jan 1, 1981
    Eddie Rabbitt's Miller beer commercial first appears during the Rose Bowl telecast. The spot uses a piece of his current hit, "I Love A Rainy Night"
    Jan 1, 1981
    Brenda Lee sings the national anthem for the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, where the Georgia Bulldogs defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 17-10
    Jan 1, 1981
    Jerry Reed performs "East Bound And Down" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" during halftime at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Oklahoma Sooners edge the Florida State Seminoles, 18-17
    Jan 1, 1981
    At a New Year's party in Waikiki, Glen Campbell takes off his belt and threatens to spank Tanya Tucker. Her father, Boe, threatens to kill Campbell
    Jan 1, 1981
    Marty Robbins suffers his second heart attack
    Jan 2, 1981
    Hoyt Axton performs in a guest appearance on the CBS-TV series "The Dukes Of Hazzard," starring John Schneider and Tom Wopat
    Jan 2, 1981
    MCA releases John Conlee's "What I Had With You"
    Jan 2, 1981
    Marie Osmond's NBC variety show, "Marie," airs its fourth episode. "Marie" won't appear on the tube again for eight more months
    Jan 2, 1981
    Tenor David Lynch dies of cancer in Carson, California. The singer was a member of The Platters when they scored a 1955 pop hit with "Only You (And You Alone)." The song will became a country hit in 1982 in the hands of Reba McEntire
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