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    • Sep 7, 1949
    Disco singer Gloria Gaynor is born in Newark, New Jersey. She is permanently recognized for the 1979 anthem "I Will Survive," refashioned for the country charts by Billie Jo Spears
    Jan 10, 1975
    Billy "Crash" Craddock performs "Ruby, Baby" on NBC's telecast of "The Midnight Special." The show's lineup also features Linda Ronstadt, Gloria Gaynor, Paul Anka and The Righteous Brothers
    Nov 24, 1977
    Mel Tillis appears in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along with Gloria Gaynor, Lou Rawls and Neil Sedaka
    Jan 26, 1979
    Future country bass player David Hungate appears on "The Midnight Special" as a member of Toto. The episode also features Rod Stewart, Eric Carmen and Gloria Gaynor, who serves up "I Will Survive"
    Mar 27, 1979
    United Artists releases Billie Jo Spears' remake of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"
    Apr 16, 1979
    Gloria Gaynor's disco track "I Will Survive" earns a platinum single from the RIAA. Billie Jo Spears has a country hit with the song at the time
    Feb 27, 1980
    Gloria Gaynor shares Best Disco Recording with producers Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, for "I Will Survive," during the 22nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    Nov 25, 2006
    Janie Fricke, Brian McComas and John Conlee join grand marshal Gloria Gaynor in a two-mile Christmas parade in Orlando, Florida. WGN shoots the event for its Christmas Eve special "Santa Salutes The Stars"
    Dec 24, 2006
    WGN airs "Santa Salutes The Stars," a holiday parade taped in Orlando. It features Janie Fricke, John Conlee, Brian McComas and grand marshal Gloria Gaynor
    Aug 31, 2008
    Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon kicks off in Las Vegas. Jimmy Wayne sings "Do You Believe Me Now" on the show, which also features Reba McEntire, Sugarland, Kid Rock, Tracy Lawrence, Gloria Gaynor and Billy Bob Thornton
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