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    • Aug 28, 1973
    Deep Purple earns a gold single from the RIAA for "Smoke On The Water." The signature guitar riff, created by Ritchie Blackmore, will be used in passing in Wynonna's 1994 country single "Girls With Guitars"
    Sep 4, 1973
    Charlie Rich earns his first gold single from the RIAA, for "Behind Closed Doors"
    Oct 9, 1973
    The Grand Funk single "We're An American Band" is certified gold by the RIAA. It's referenced 35 years later in The Eli Young Band country hit "Always The Love Songs"
    Oct 18, 1973
    Gladys Knight & The Pips collect a gold single from the RIAA for "Midnight Train To Georgia." It's named among country music's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Nov 8, 1973
    Kris Kristofferson receives a gold single from the RIAA for "Why Me"
    Dec 7, 1973
    Marie Osmond picks up her first gold single from the RIAA, for "Paper Roses"
    Dec 10, 1973
    Charlie Rich picks up an RIAA-certified gold single, for "The Most Beautiful Girl"
    Feb 8, 1974
    Olivia Newton-John collects her first gold single from the RIAA for "Let Me Be There"
    Mar 6, 1974
    Country singer Jim Stafford picks up a gold single from the RIAA, for the pop hit "Spiders & Snakes"
    Mar 28, 1974
    John Denver is beaming: He receives a gold single from the Recording Industry Association of America, for "Sunshine On My Shoulders"



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