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    • Jan 28, 1963
    A truck hits Charley Pride at a smelter in Helena, Montana, damaging his ankle, which has a pin permanently embedded
    Jan 28, 1961
    Dottie West makes her Grand Ole Opry debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Jan 28, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis and Ronald Hargrave secure copyright for "High School Confidential"
    Jan 28, 1957
    Decca releases Brenda Lee's first country hit, "One Step At A Time"
    Jan 28, 1957
    Stonewall Jackson records "Don't Be Angry" during his first recording session for Columbia Records, although it takes another seven years before a second recording of the song becomes a hit. On hand to observe: Ernest Tubb
    Jan 28, 1956
    Elvis Presley makes his first national TV appearance on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage Show." He sings "Shake, Rattle And Roll"
    Jan 28, 1950
    Barbara Klein is born in Sacramento, California. Under the name Barbi Benton, she gains fame first as a 1970s Playboy cover girl, then for a 1975 country hit, "Brass Buckles." She also joins the cast of "Hee Haw"
    Jan 28, 1949
    Drummer Eddie Bayers is born in Pautaxant, Maryland. His lengthy credits include: George Strait's "The Fireman," Alan Jackson's "Chattahoochee," Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth" and Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name"
    Jan 28, 1947
    Roy Acuff records "Wabash Cannonball," "(Our Own) Jole Blon" and "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles. Acuff had recorded the original version of "Wabash" 11 years prior, but this session marks the first time that Acuff--rather than a sideman--sings it on record
    Jan 28, 1945
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "I Can't Go On This Way" in Hollywood
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