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Apr 5, 1981
Dottie West's seven-year marriage to drummer Byron Metcalf ends in divorce. West pays $55,000 cash and $10,000 in attorney's fees
Apr 6, 1981
Elektra releases Tompall & The Glaser Brothers' "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)," written by Kris Kristofferson
Apr 7, 1981
RCA releases Sylvia's "The Matador"
Apr 8, 1981
Glen Campbell breaks up with Tanya Tucker when she goes to Los Angeles' trendy Le Dome restaurant with friend Beverly Hills--and without him
Apr 9, 1981
The Carl Perkins Museum opens in Jackson, Tennessee
Apr 10, 1981
Laura Bell Bundy is born in Euclid, Ohio. Raised in Kentucky, she gains a foothold on Broadway before netting her first Top 10 country album, the 2010 Mercury release "Achin' And Shakin'"
Apr 11, 1981
Rosanne Cash sings "Seven Year Ache" and Don McLean performs "Crying" on the syndicated TV show "Solid Gold"
Apr 11, 1981
David Frizzell & Shelly West's "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Apr 11, 1981
Warner Bros. releases "John Anderson 2"
Apr 13, 1981
Capitol releases Anne Murray's album "Where Do You Go When You Dream"
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