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    • Feb 22, 1978
    As a requirement for a Wrigley chewing gum commercial, the rock band The Police dies its hair blonde, establishing a trademark look. Lead singer Sting will appear on the country charts in 1997 with Toby Keith on "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Apr 12, 1978
    Bass player Guy Berryman is born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. He becomes a founding member of the rock band Coldplay, referenced in the lyrics of Thomas Rhett's 2017 country hit "Unforgettable"
    Jul 31, 1978
    Drummer Will Champion is born in Southampton, England. He joins the rock band Coldplay, namechecked in Thomas Rhett's country hit "Unforgettable"
    Aug 1, 1978
    "Something" songwriter George Harrison and his wife, Olivia Harrison, welcome their only son, Dhani Harrison, in Windsor, England
    Sep 2, 1978
    Ex-Beatle George Harrison marries Olivia Arias in Henley, England. Harrison wrote the ballad "Something," a 1974 country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
    Sep 9, 1978
    Jimmy Buffett's former wife, Margie, marries music executive Bob Mercer in London. In a twist of fate, Mercer is destined to become a future business partner with Buffett in Margaritaville Records
    Mar 13, 1979
    Olivia Newton-John is honored by Queen Elizabeth II as an officer of the Order of the British Empire during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London
    Apr 15, 1979
    Linda Ronstadt arrives alone at London's Heathrow Airport after a 10-day African vacation with Jerry Brown. Badgered by reporters about a potential wedding, she quips, "Would you marry somebody you'd known for just two years?"
    Jul 1, 1979
    Kenny Rogers tapes an appearance on "The Muppet Show" in London
    Nov 11, 1979
    Film composer Dimitri Tiomkin dies in London after breaking his hip in a fall. Among the more than 100 movies to feature his music was "High Noon," for which he composed the Tex Ritter-performed theme song
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