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1984 In Country Music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1984. Events * June 22 — The movie ''Rhinestone'', starring Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone, is released to universally negative reviews. The much-hyped movie – about a singer's effort to transform a New York City taxicab driver into a country star within two weeks – flops, but still produces several hit singles, most notably the No. 1 hit "Tennessee Homesick Blues". * July 28 — With his No. 1 hit " Angel in Disguise", Earl Thomas Conley becomes the first artist in any genre to have four ''Billboard'' chart-topping songs from the same album. The album in question is '' Don't Make it Easy For Me'', and in addition to "Angel in Disguise" and the title track, Conley also hit with 1983's " Your Love's on the Line" and " Holding Her and Loving You". The feat is part of Conley's impressive 1980s streak, where he enjoyed 16 No. 1 hits through 1989. * September 11 — Barbara Mandrell is seriously i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinestone (film)
''Rhinestone'' is a 1984 American musical comedy film directed by Bob Clark from a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Phil Alden Robinson and starring Stallone, Dolly Parton, Richard Farnsworth and Ron Leibman. It is based on the 1975 hit song "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by Larry Weiss. Although a critical and financial failure, the film spawned two top 10 country hits for Parton. Plot Jake Farris, a down home country singer stuck in a long-term contract performing at "The Rhinestone", a sleazy urban cowboy nightclub in New York City, boasts to the club's manager, Freddie, that she can make anybody into a country sensation, insisting that she can turn any normal guy into a country singer in just two weeks. Freddie accepts Jake's bet, putting up the remainder of Jake's contract (if she wins the bet, the contract becomes void; if she loses, another five years will be added). He then ups the ante: if Jake loses, she must also sleep with him. The problem is that Freddie can sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |