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Mar 22, 1934
The Huntingdon Daily News, of Pennsylvania, reports the Grand Ole Opry duo Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmy is alive and unharmed, contradicting a radio broadcast that claimed the youngster had died in a car accident
Jan 14, 1959
Elvis Presley speaks with a reporter at the entrance to his hotel in Bad Nauheim, Germany, providing physical proof that rumors of his death in an automobile accident are completely unfounded
Aug 6, 1963
The Associated Press reports that Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, his co-star in "Viva Las Vegas," are "having a romance"
Jun 16, 1967
Rumors emerge that Porter Wagoner has been killed and that his female singing partner, Norma Jean, is critically injured after a South Carolina man with a name similar to Wagoner is shot. Wagoner's road show is in Little Rock at the time
Oct 14, 1969
A story in the University of Michigan's newspaper reports on the underground myth that Paul McCartney is dead, propelling the rumor to greater prominence. The story's author will become a founding member of Riders In The Sky: Fred "Too Slim" LaBour
Jul 30, 1979
The morning after a show in Cleveland, Ohio, Jan Howard is fired from Johnny Cash's tour. Within weeks, Nashville is abuzz with rumors that the two had had an affair
Aug 13, 1979
Johnny Cash and June Carter renew their wedding vows while vacationing in Jamaica. Upon return in September, he quashes Music Row rumors that he had an affair with Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard
Sep 27, 1979
A syndicated newspaper column reports Paul Lynde stormed off the set of "Hollywood Squares" after Tanya Tucker told the comedian to "shut up"
Jun 13, 1980
Manager Tandy Rice says rumors that duet partners Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius will marry are false. Cornelius is divorced at the time, while Brown is going through a break-up. Their first hit, ironically, came with "I Don't Want To Have To Marry You"
Jun 30, 1980
People magazine puts Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker on the cover with the headline: "The Wildest Love Affair In Showbiz Today." Campbell says, "I gave God a prayer...and He gave me Tanya"
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