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Feb 8, 1970
Johnny Cash gets a Grammy nomination for Best Album Notes for his work on Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline." Cash pulls down four nominations total, including Record of the Year for "A Boy Named Sue"
Feb 8, 1969
The Beatles' George Harrison undergoes a tonsillectomy in a London hospital, just two months before the band records "Something," with Harrison singing lead. Johnny Rodriguez later turns the song into a country hit
Feb 8, 1968
"Bonanza" star Lorne Greene guests on NBC's "The Dean Martin Show." The two stars turn in a medley of western songs, including "Don't Fence Me In," "I'm An Old Cowhand," "Home On The Range" and "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie." Martin throws in a solo version of "Blue Blue Day"
Feb 8, 1968
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Woman, Woman" is certified gold by the RIAA. The song is written by country singer Jim Glaser. The band's bass player, Kerry Chater, is also destined to write country hits for George Strait, Alabama and Reba McEntire
Feb 8, 1968
The original "Planet Of The Apes" debuts in movie theaters, with Charlton Heston in the leading role. The movie is remade in 2001, with Kris Kristofferson in the cast
Feb 8, 1967
Elvis Presley puts down $5,000 toward the purchase of a $437,000 cattle ranch outside of Walls, Mississippi
Feb 8, 1966
Porter Wagoner begins two days of recording that yield most of his concept album "Confessions Of A Broken Man." The album becomes the first Nashville release to win a Grammy for Best Cover Photography
Feb 8, 1964
Marty Robbins takes "Begging To You" to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Feb 8, 1964
Jimmie Rodgers performs "Wayfaring Stranger" on an episode of ABC's "Hootenanny" which also features Bob Gibson and Hoyt Axton
Feb 8, 1963
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Cigarettes And Coffee Blues"
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