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  • Jan 14, 1938
    Billie Jo Spears is born in Beaumont, Texas. After working on The Louisiana Hayride as a teenager, she moves to Nashville in 1964, netting five Top 10 hits, including the #1 single "Blanket On The Ground"
    Jan 26, 1971
    George Jones & Tammy Wynette sing "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms" on the CBS telecast of "Hee Haw." Billie Jo Spears also guests alongside regular cast members Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Junior Samples and Stringbean, who plays "Sugarfoot Rag"
    Apr 26, 1975
    Billie Jo Spears settles in at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Blanket On The Ground"
    Dec 27, 1975
    Conway Twitty performs "The Race Is On," "Touch The Hand" and "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" on the syndicated "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. Featuring a theme song by The Statler Brothers, the episode also offers C.W. McCall's "Convoy" and Billie Jo Spears' "Blanket On The Ground"
    Sep 25, 1976
    Billie Jo Spears sings "Blanket On The Ground" and "What I've Got In Mind" on an episode of "Hee Haw" that also features George Gobel, Grandpa Jones and co-host Roy Clark, who performs "Easy As Pie"
    Feb 17, 1977
    "There's A Tear In My Beer" swipes Country Music Video of the Year for Hank Williams Jr., Hank Sr., producer Joanne Gardner and director Ethan Russell during the 25th annual Academy Of Country Music awards, aired by NBC from Hollywood's Pantages Theatre
    Jun 28, 1978
    "Convoy," a movie based on C.W. McCall's hit, opens in theaters with Kris Kristofferson starring. The soundtrack includes Crystal Gayle, Billie Jo Spears, Doc Watson, Merle Haggard, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Anne Murray, Gene Watson and Billy "Crash" Craddock
    Mar 27, 1979
    United Artists releases Billie Jo Spears' remake of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"
    Dec 8, 1980
    Liberty releases Billie Jo Spears' remake of Tammy Wynette's "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
    Dec 5, 1981
    Billie Jo Spears sings "Standing Tall" and "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" on "Hee Haw." Ernest Tubb also guests. Weekly co-host Roy Clark covers "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder"

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