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May 2, 1983
Warner/Curb releases "T.G. Sheppard's Greatest Hits"
May 3, 1983
Alabama's album "The Closer You Get" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
May 4, 1983
Tom Wopat appears on the 14th "Battle Of The Network Stars," alongside Scott Baio, Heather Locklear, Morgan Fairchild, Rachel Dennison and Mr. T. Wopat will write the Earl Thomas Conley hit "Shadow Of A Doubt"
May 5, 1983
Stella Parton stars for the first time in a musical as "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" opens at the Civic Light Opera in San Bernardino, California. She does the production, which requires dancing, with a broken foot
May 5, 1983
George Jones angers 750 fans at the Armadillo Palace in Athens, Georgia, when he ends his show after 29 minutes. The club owner files suit the next day, asking for $10,000 plus damages
May 7, 1983
Shelly West hoists "Jose Cuervo" to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
May 7, 1983
The late Marty Robbins is honored when a Winston Cup race in Nashville is named after him: the Marty Robbins 420. Darrell Waltrip wins the event
May 9, 1983
Mercury releases The Statler Brothers' album "Today"
May 9, 1983
Willie Nelson is a double-winner, claiming Single Record of the Year, for "Always On My Mind," and Album of the Year for an LP of the same name during the 18th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, telecast on NBC from Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California
May 9, 1983
Manager Bob Neal dies at Park View Medical Center in Nashville. A disc jockey and booking agent, he served as a personal manager for Elvis Presley before Colonel Tom Parker signed the singer. Neal also worked with Sonny James, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rodriguez and Barbara Mandrell
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