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    • Aug 26, 1981
    The State of Mississippi proclaims Ray Price Week
    Aug 26, 1981
    Singer/songwriter Lee Hays dies in Croton-On-Hudson, New York. He was the bass singer for the controversial folk group The Weavers, and co-wrote Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Aug 26, 1981
    Loretta Lynn records "I Lie" during an evening at Nashville's Music City Music Hall
    Aug 28, 1981
    Warner Bros. releases Emmylou Harris & Don Williams' version of Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You"
    Aug 28, 1981
    Jake Owen is born in Winter Haven, Florida. The Academy of Country Music's Top New Male Vocalist in 2009, he nets hits with "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)," "Beachin'," "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" and "Alone With You"
    Aug 28, 1981
    Kenny Rogers' album "Share Your Love" is certified gold and platinum by the RIAA
    Aug 28, 1981
    Johnny Cash enters the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with ulcers
    Aug 28, 1981
    Merle Haggard checks into a Bakersfield hospital with exhaustion
    Aug 29, 1981
    Kenny Rogers tops the Billboard country albums chart with "Share Your Love," produced by Lionel Richie
    Aug 29, 1981
    Anne Murray sings "Could I Have This Dance" on a country-themed edition of TV's "Solid Gold." Other guests include Johnny Paycheck, Charlie Rich, Roger Miller, Glen Campbell, Tanya Tucker and Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
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