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  • Feb 18, 1984
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band perform "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)" on "Hee Haw." Also featured: The Kendalls, Onie Wheeler, comedic duo Pinkard & Bowden and Atlanta, who offer "Sweet Country Music"
    Apr 14, 1984
    The Kendalls dial in to the #1 spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Thank God For The Radio"
    Jun 14, 1985
    The Kendalls are added to the Walkway of Stars in the lobby of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
    Sep 2, 1992
    The Kendalls' "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" ranks #93 as Country America magazine lists the Top 100 Country Songs Of All-Time
    May 20, 1998
    Royce Kendall, of The Kendalls, suffers a stroke prior to a show in Marquette, Iowa
    May 22, 1998
    Royce Kendall dies in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, following a stroke. With daughter Jeannie Kendall, he formed The Kendalls, a duo whose gospel-laden harmonies were often applied to cheatin' hits, including their biggest, "Heaven's Just A Sin Away"
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." The Kendalls make the list twice, with "Just Like Real People" and "Heaven's Just A Sin Away"
    Jun 13, 2004
    Three crossover hits from 1977 make the list when "CMT 100 Greatest Love Songs" premieres: Ronnie Milsap's "It Was Almost Like A Song," at #72; Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," #73; and The Kendalls' "Heaven's Just A Sin Away," #97

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