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    • Apr 17, 1960
    A car taking Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent to the London Airport crashes, killing Cochran, breaking Vincent's collarbone and breaking "Poor Little Fool" songwriter Sharon Sheeley's pelvis
    Apr 18, 1960
    Decca releases Ernie Ashworth's "Each Moment (Spent With You)"
    Apr 18, 1960
    The album "The Kingston Trio" is certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, nearly one year after its best-known song, "Tom Dooley," earned a Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance
    Apr 18, 1960
    Elvis Presley heads to Hollywood via train from Memphis to do his first post-service movie, "G.I. Blues"
    Apr 19, 1960
    Jimmie Davis wins the governorship of Louisiana, defeating Republican Francis Grevemberg, taking nearly 82% of the vote
    Apr 21, 1960
    Dick Clark admits he had a financial interest in more than 25% of the records he played on "American Bandstand" and is forced to sell off any conflicting properties. Clark helps establish the Academy of Country Music later in the decade
    Apr 21, 1960
    Mitch Miller, who produced some of Marty Robbins' biggest hits, earns his second gold album from the RIAA, for "More Sing Along With Mitch"
    Apr 21, 1960
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Heart To Heart Talk" at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles
    Apr 22, 1960
    Jimmy and Sue Dean welcome a son, Robert Ray Dean, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City
    Apr 23, 1960
    Guitarist Steve Clark is born in Sheffield, England. He joins the hard-rock band Def Leppard, co-writing the group's 1987 single "Pour Some Sugar On Me." That song will be referenced in Keith Urban's 2019 country hit "We Were"
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