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    • Nov 23, 1959
    Musician Jim Nicks is killed when Red Sovine and his band have a car accident in Oklahoma, spurred by a blown tire. Sovine and three other band members are injured in the crash
    Nov 23, 1959
    An RCA spokesman denies rumors that Elvis Presley will change his style after his discharge from the Army
    Nov 23, 1958
    Pam Lewis is born in Rhinebeck, New York. She works for MTV in New York and RCA in Nashville before becoming the co-manager of Garth Brooks in 1988, continuing the association until a nasty split with her partner, Bob Doyle, in 1994
    Nov 23, 1955
    Bruce Hornsby is born in Williamsburg, Virginia. The singer and piano player mixes jazz and pop in a lengthy career, but also contributes to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's million-selling country project, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. II" and records bluegrass with Ricky Skaggs
    Nov 23, 1952
    "Town Hall Party" debuts on radio station KFI in Compton, California. It becomes a staple of radio and TV in the Los Angeles market for the next nine years, providing exposure for Merle Travis, Tex Ritter, Freddie Hart and Joe Maphis, among others
    Nov 23, 1951
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "Baby, We're Really In Love"
    Nov 23, 1950
    Hank Williams writes "Cold, Cold Heart"
    Nov 23, 1949
    Songwriter Ed Hill is born in Hanford, California. He authors Luke Bryan's "Most People Are Good," Faith Hill's "It Matters To Me," Reba McEntire's "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" and George Strait's "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls"
    Nov 23, 1949
    Sandra Stevens is born in Leeds, England. As a member of The Brotherhood Of Man, she sings on the 1976 pop single "Save Your Kisses For Me." It's covered as a country hit the same year by Margo Smith
    Nov 23, 1949
    Songwriter Charlie Black is born in Cheverly, Maryland. His long line of hits includes Reba McEntire's "You Lie," Phil Vassar's "Six-Pack Summer," Alan Jackson's "Right On The Money" and Anne Murray's "A Little Good News"
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