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    • Dec 27, 1979
    Two days after the singer's 33rd birthday, Jimmy Buffett's album "Volcano" is certified gold. It's the last award handed out by the Recording Industry Association of America during the 1970s
    Apr 25, 1980
    Asylum releases the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack. The two-disc album features Kenny Rogers, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Anne Murray, Jimmy Buffett, The Eagles, The Charlie Daniels Band, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Walsh, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg and J.D. Souther
    Jun 5, 1980
    The John Travolta movie "Urban Cowboy" premieres. It includes music by Kenny Rogers, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Anne Murray, The Eagles, The Charlie Daniels Band, Jimmy Buffett, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and J.D. Souther
    Jul 14, 1980
    The "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack earns a gold album from the RIAA. It features Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, The Eagles, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Jimmy Buffett, Joe Walsh, Bob Seger, Dan Fogelberg and The Charlie Daniels Band, among others
    Jul 24, 1980
    Ten days after it went gold, the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack is certified platinum by the RIAA. The double album features Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, The Eagles, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Linda Ronstadt & J.D. Souther, Jimmy Buffett and The Charlie Daniels Band, among others
    Aug 2, 1980
    The "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack tops the Billboard country albums chart for the first of eight total weeks. It includes music by Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther and The Charlie Daniels Band
    Sep 27, 1980
    Jimmy Buffett raises $50,000 for Jimmy Carter's re-election campaign with a benefit concert at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta
    Oct 3, 1980
    "Coast To Coast," starring Robert Blake, debuts in theaters. Johnny Lee sings "I Can Tell By The Way You Dance" and "Pickin' Up Strangers." Also heard are Jimmy Buffett, Rita Coolidge, Johnny Rivers, J.D. Souther, Bonnie Raitt and T.G. Sheppard
    Feb 22, 1982
    Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings and Frank Sinatra perform at the Los Angeles Sports Arena as ABC shoots "I Love Liberty." Also in the mix are Barbra Streisand, The Muppets, Linda Ronstadt and Jimmy Buffett
    Mar 21, 1982
    ABC airs a star-studded special, "I Love Liberty," with Waylon Jennings, Jimmy Buffett, Mary Tyler Moore, Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra
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