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Jul 3, 1958
Aaron Tippin is born in Pensacola, Florida. His hard-tipped vocals net him a strong 1990s presence behind such hits as "That's As Close I'll Get To Loving You," "You've Got To Stand For Something" and "There Ain't Nothing Wrong With The Radio"
Feb 27, 1959
Johnny Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and 38 Special's Donnie Van Zant, he joins Skynyrd in the 1980s and also teams with Ronnie to form Van Zant, a duo that nabs a country hit in 2005
Sep 2, 1959
Drummer Paul Deakin is born in Miami, Florida. He helps found The Mavericks, whose eclectic brand of country nets two awards apiece from the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as Vocal Group of the Year in the 1990s
Mar 26, 1960
Elvis Presley gets $125,000 for a six-minute appearance in the taping of "The Frank Sinatra-Timex Special" at Miami's Fontainebleau Hotel, performing "Fame And Fortune" and "Stuck On You." He harmonizes with Sinatra on "Love Me Tender"
Sep 10, 1960
Hurricane Donna slams Florida. The day after, future songwriter Bobby Braddock sees Auburndale's Polk City Road littered with thousands of dead snakes
Oct 4, 1960
Keyboard player Gregg Hubbard is born in Orlando, Florida. He joins Mark Miller in starting Sawyer Brown, a five-man act that breaks out of "Star Search" in the 1980s, becoming one of country's most energetic live bands
May 18, 1961
The Country Music Association begins its quarterly board meetings at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach. During the two-day gathering, the board votes to establish a Country Music Hall of Fame
May 19, 1961
Ottis Dewey Whitman dies in Florida. His survivors include son Slim Whitman, a yodeling country singer
Jul 11, 1961
Elvis Presley begins filming "Follow That Dream" in Crystal River, Florida. During the next month of shooting, he meets an 11-year-old named Tom Petty
Aug 11, 1961
One month to the day after it began, location filming for Elvis Presley's movie "Follow That Dream" comes to an end in Crystal River, Florida
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