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Jul 30, 1976
The A.P. Carter Homeplace in Maces Spring, Virginia, is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. The log cabin was the birthplace for one of the founders of The Carter Family
Dec 7, 1976
Roy Acuff tells The Nashville Banner the Ryman Auditorium--the former home of the Grand Ole Opry--should be torn down to keep tourists away from the massage parlors and porn shops that have appeared around the corner on lower Broadway
Mar 15, 1977
Poor David's Pub opens in Dallas, Texas. The original Dixie Chicks make their club debut at Poor David's in November 1989
Jul 25, 1977
The Nashville Palace opens across the street from the Opryland Hotel, owned by a group of investors that includes Jerry Reed. The first week's guests include his daughter, Seidina Reed, and Lorrie Morgan. The venue provides a training ground for Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and Ricky Van Shelton on their way up
Sep 2, 1977
Roy Acuff asks his attorney to "take the necessary steps" to oust Adult World from 412 Broadway in Nashville. The porn shop occupies space in the building, owned by Acuff, through a sublease
Nov 26, 1977
Opryland Hotel opens on Briley Parkway, with 600 rooms. In its first decade, the hotel will use more than 17,000,000 eggs and spend $10,000-a-year on light bulbs
Nov 27, 1977
Graceland's Meditation Gardens, the Memphis location where Elvis Presley is buried, are opened to the public
May 3, 1978
Ronnie Milsap reveals he's purchased U.S. Recording Studio from Roy Orbison. He renames the facility Groundstar Laboratory
May 24, 1978
A day before it opens to the public, Webb Pierce unveils his guitar-shaped swimming pool to the music industry. Record producer Glenn Sutton runs through the crowd in a Green Hornet mask and green trunks, swims the length of the pool and disappears
May 25, 1978
Webb Pierce's guitar-shaped pool on Music Row is opened to the public. Also on display is his $100,000 silver-dollar convertible, a 1962 Pontiac with 1,100 silver dollars embedded in the design
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