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    • Jan 10, 1978
    Mr. Blackwell lists Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Marie Osmond among the 10 worst dressed women in America. Ronstadt, he says, "bought her entire wardrobe during a five-minute bus stop"
    Apr 1, 1978
    Jerry Lee Lewis appears on stage in Walker, Louisiana, where he refuses to perform, tells the audience to "kiss my ass," then falls unconscious. Two years later, he is ordered by the courts to pay more than $8,000 in damages
    Apr 24, 1978
    Jerry Lee Lewis reflects in People magazine on the grief that surrounds his life: "It wasn't the marriages that brought me down. It was just the passin' of the caskets"
    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"
    Oct 10, 1978
    George Jones asks for mercy from a Nashville court, saying he's "addicted to alcohol." His attorney says Jones will not be able to pay $36,000 in back child support if he's not allowed to work
    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"
    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
    Jan 9, 1979
    Mr. Blackwell names Dolly Parton the worst-dressed woman in America, saying there are "too many yards of Dolly poured into too few inches of fabric." Also on the list: Olivia Newton-John, Linda Ronstadt and Suzanne Somers
    May 13, 1979
    Two hundred fifty music industry friends attend a memorial service for Lester Flatt, including Roy Acuff, who calls him "a man you could trust"
    Jul 7, 1979
    Barbara Mandrell and The Oak Ridge Boys are booed off stage in favor of more traditional acts Roy Clark and Doc Watson at the first Montreux Country Festival in Switzerland. Irby Mandrell calls the crowd "a bunch of barbarians"



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