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    • Apr 15, 1976
    Loretta Lynn's autobiography, named after her single "Coal Miner's Daughter," appears in bookstores
    Jul 13, 1976
    Vernon Presley fires three of Elvis Presley's bodyguards: Dave Hebler, Sonny West and Red West. A year later, they publish the tell-all book "Elvis: What Happened?"
    Aug 4, 1977
    "Elvis: What Happened?" is published. Written by three former bodyguards, it reveals stories of Elvis Presley's drug abuse, weight problems and obsession with religion
    Oct 14, 1978
    Dial Press publishes "Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story," an autobiography Charles co-wrote with David Ritz
    Oct 24, 1978
    Word Books publishes B.J. Thomas' autobiography, "Home Where I Belong," written with Jerry B. Jenkins
    Oct 25, 1978
    Harper & Row publishes "Making It With Music: Kenny Rogers' Guide To The Music Business," co-written with Len Epand
    Sep 26, 1979
    Simon & Schuster publishes Tammy Wynette's autobiography, "Stand By Your Man," co-written by Joan Dew
    Oct 24, 1979
    Putnam publishes Hank Williams Jr.'s "Living Proof: An Autobiography," co-written with Michael Bane
    Nov 30, 1979
    The University of Illinois Press publishes "Jimmie Rodgers: The Life And Times Of America's Blue Yodeler," written by Nolan Porterfield
    Jul 3, 1980
    Merle Haggard writes the epilogue to his autobiography on the way to Austin for Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic



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