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Apr 9, 1960
Elvis Presley embarks on a $4,000 shopping spree in downtown Memphis. Among his purchases: a diamond necklace for girlfriend Anita Wood
Apr 25, 1960
A divorce is officially granted to Kenny Rogers and his first wife, Janice. Rogers is required to pay $80 monthly in child support
Apr 29, 1960
Dick Clark, the future producer of the Academy of Country Music Awards, tells a House subcommittee in Washington, D.C., that he never took payola but admits receiving gifts worth $7,000 and $4,400 from record executives
Dec 3, 1960
Dave Dudley is hit by a car while getting out of his own vehicle on a Minneapolis street. He is taken to Methodist Hospital and diagnosed with a fractured leg, a broken pelvis and facial cuts, among other injuries. Dudley invests the $14,000 he receives from the insurance company to record "Six Days On The Road"
Dec 7, 1960
Gene Autry is approved by the American League as the owner of a new Southern California baseball team, which he names the Angels. Autry pays $2.45 million to establish the franchise
Jan 6, 1961
Colonel Tom Parker negotiates a raise for Elvis Presley. Paramount agrees to pay $175,000 for each of the studio's next three Presley pictures, and $200,000 for the two that will follow them
Jan 20, 1961
Two weeks after signing a contract with Paramount Pictures, Colonel Tom Parker finishes negotiations with MGM on a deal that pays Elvis Presley $500,000 apiece for appearing in four movies
Mar 15, 1961
Ray Charles refuses to play a segregated concert in Augusta, Georgia, costing him $757 for breach of contract. The next year, Charles crosses the seemingly segregated worlds of country and R&B with "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
May 23, 1961
Gene Autry is arrested in North Hollywood and charged with drunk driving after failing a field sobriety test. He's released on $263 bail
Aug 22, 1961
Conway Twitty and three band members escape injury when they run from their car on an Iowa highway just before the vehicle explodes. They lose $15,000 in clothing and equipment, plus a briefcase full of money from their Midwest tour
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