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    • Mar 21, 1965
    In its third attempt, a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery begins in Alabama. Led by Martin Luther King, participants include Leonard Bernstein and Peter, Paul & Mary, whose Peter Yarrow earns a country hit later as the writer and producer of Mary MacGregor's "Torn Between Two Lovers"
    May 7, 1965
    Country and pop are paired unusually in a show at Legion Field in Birmingham. Marty Robbins, Sonny James, Skeeter Davis, Del Reeves and Archie Campbell share the stage with The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and The Righteous Brothers
    Jul 13, 1965
    Songwriter Neil Thrasher is born in Birmingham. After a short career in the duo Thrasher Shiver, he writes Randy Houser's "How Country Feels," Rascal Flatts' "Fast Cars And Freedom" and Jason Aldean's "Fly Over States," among others
    May 12, 1966
    Songwriter Bobby Tomberlin is born in Luverne, Alabama. A singer on the CMT game show "The Singing Bee," he authors Darryl Worley's "A Good Day To Run" and Diamond Rio's "One More Day"
    Apr 17, 1968
    Songwriter Monty Criswell is born in Mobile, Alabama. He achieves prominence as a writer on Craig Morgan's "Tough," Trace Adkins' "Just Fishin'" and George Strait's "I Saw God Today"
    May 11, 1968
    Bass player Keith West is born in Huntsville, Alabama. He joins Heartland, providing background vocals on the band's 2006 single "I Loved Her First"
    Dec 27, 1968
    Two 150-pound marble urns and a marble replica of Hank Williams' hat are stolen from his grave in Montgomery, Alabama. The memorial objects will be recovered over the next four days
    Jul 26, 1969
    Songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart receive keys to the city at Woodrow Wilson Park in Birmingham. Their song "Come A Little Bit Closer" is destined to become a country hit for Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
    Aug 8, 1969
    Bobbie Gentry records "Fancy" at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. Reba McEntire remakes it as a country hit
    Aug 19, 1969
    R.B. Greaves records the pop hit "Take A Letter Maria" at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama. Anthony Armstrong Jones will score a country hit with a cover of the song the following year
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