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Jun 6, 1964
The Rolling Stones perform in San Antonio, Texas, where they appear on a bill that also includes George Jones. The Possum's guitarist gets into a fight with Mick Jagger, putting him in a headlock until Jones orders his bandmate to let go
Jun 8, 1964
Decca releases Bill Anderson's "Me," the shortest title ever on a country hit
Jun 8, 1964
Elvis Presley records "Puppet On A String" at the MGM Sound Studios in Culver City, California
Jun 8, 1964
Liberty releases Jan & Dean's pop hit "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)," with Glen Campbell in the background on acoustic guitar
Jun 8, 1964
Alton Delmore, of The Delmore Brothers, dies in Huntsville, Alabama. The Delmores' blues-tinged country netted such classics as "Hillbilly Boogie" and "Blues Stay Away From Me" on their way to a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Jun 9, 1964
Basketball player and jazz musician Wayman Tisdale is born in Fort Worth, Texas. He befriends Toby Keith, who authors "Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)" after Tisdale's death in 2009
Jun 9, 1964
Bob Dylan records "It Ain't Me, Babe" at the Columbia Studios in New York. Johnny Cash successfully turns it into a country hit within months
Jun 10, 1964
Buck Owens records "Hello Trouble" and Hank Cochran's "A-11" at the Capitol Studio in Los Angeles. The former song becomes a hit for The Desert Rose Band in 1989; the latter is referenced in Owens' Emmylou Harris duet "Play Together Again Again"
Jun 10, 1964
The Rolling Stones record "It's All Over Now" at Chicago's Chess Recording Studio, after blues legend Muddy Waters helps them unload their equipment from the truck. The song eventually becomes a country hit in a remake by John Anderson
Jun 11, 1964
Ringo Starr is released from London's University College Hospital, where he's been treated for tonsillitis. Twenty-five years later, he joins Buck Owens to vocalize a new version of "Act Naturally," nominated for a country Grammy award
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