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Apr 22, 1978
Kenny Rogers & Dottie West share the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Every Time Two Fools Collide"
Apr 24, 1978
MCA releases Mel Tillis' "I Believe In You"
Apr 24, 1978
The soundtrack to the movie "FM" is certified gold by the RIAA. It features Linda Ronstadt's original version of "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," plus music by James Taylor, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Tom Petty, Bob Seger and Queen
Apr 24, 1978
The pop band Player picks up a gold album from the RIAA for its self-titled debut. It features future country singer J.C. Crowley as its lead vocalist
Apr 24, 1978
Waylon Jennings' manager, Mark Rothbaum, pleads guilty to distributing cocaine, following an August incident in which Jennings and his assistant, Lori Evans, were arrested in the middle of a Nashville recording session
Apr 24, 1978
Jerry Lee Lewis reflects in People magazine on the grief that surrounds his life: "It wasn't the marriages that brought me down. It was just the passin' of the caskets"
Apr 25, 1978
Mercury releases Johnny Russell's "You'll Be Back (Every Night In My Dreams)." The song returns three years later as a hit for The Statler Brothers
Apr 25, 1978
ABC releases John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses"
Apr 25, 1978
Willie Nelson performs for Jimmy Carter at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Apr 26, 1978
Nashville Sounds investor Conway Twitty throws out the first pitch at the new Greer Stadium. The minor-league baseball team wins its first home game against the Savannah Braves, 12-4
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