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    • Aug 14, 1978
    The cover of Newsweek recognizes Willie Nelson--not Roy Acuff--as the "King of Country Music." "The playing is the fun," Nelson tells the magazine, "the writing is the work. To write songs, I usually need a reason, like not having any money"
    Aug 21, 1978
    "The Elvis Legend: One Year Later": The King is gone, but he's remembered on the cover of People magazine
    Sep 13, 1978
    Aaron Latham's "Ballad Of The Urban Cowboy," about life at Gilley's nightclub in Texas, is the cover story in Esquire magazine. The piece becomes the basis for the movie "Urban Cowboy"
    Oct 14, 1978
    At odds with ex-business partner Webb Pierce over a guitar-shaped swimming pool on Music Row, Jim Donoho tells The Nashville Banner he plans to turn the pool into a pond: "The catfish will draw more people in here than Webb Pierce ever did"
    Oct 19, 1978
    Linda Ronstadt appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, saying she's uncomfortable with the limelight. "I didn't set out to become a star, I set out to become a singer. The star part is just something they made up in Hollywood in 1930"
    Dec 4, 1978
    "Elvis Was My Life": Priscilla Presley is featured on the cover of People magazine
    Dec 15, 1978
    The Nashville Banner quotes George Jones as feeling like he's "been rescued from death" after filing for bankruptcy. Jones had missed 54 performances during the year
    Dec 30, 1978
    Academy of Country Music awards producer Dick Clark appears on the cover of the week's edition of TV Guide
    Jan 22, 1979
    With Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius' country cover of "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" in circulation, composer Neil Diamond appears on the cover of People magazine
    Jan 23, 1979
    The Nashville Banner declares Dolly Parton the highest-paid country concert performer, valued at a reported $60,000 per show. Willie Nelson is next at $50,000. A South Dakota promoter says he's more interested in The Oak Ridge Boys, at $15,000



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