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Nov 4, 1960
Kim Forester is born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. She joins three siblings to form The Forester Sisters, whose thick, genetic harmonies, partially influenced by gospel music, create 15 hits in the late-1980s
Nov 25, 1960
Christian-pop singer Amy Grant is born in Augusta, Georgia. She marries songwriter Gary Chapman, who eventually becomes the host of TNN's "Prime Time Country." After a 1999 divorce, she marries country singer Vince Gill in 2000
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"
Mar 29, 1961
Governor Ernest Vandivar declares Brenda Lee Day in the state of Georgia
Jun 1, 1961
Songwriter/producer Monty Powell is born in Resaca, Georgia. He oversees recordings by Diamond Rio and Chuck Wicks, and authors Keith Urban's "Days Go By," Collin Raye's "My Kind Of Girl" and Tim McGraw's "One Of These Days"
Aug 5, 1961
Comedian Tim Wilson is born in Columbus, Georgia. In addition to doing stand-up, he co-writes Toby Keith's 2007 hit "High Maintenance Woman"
Dec 30, 1961
Jack Greene is asked to be Ernest Tubb's drummer when Tubb plays Atlanta's East Point. Six months later, he's in the band
Feb 28, 1962
Emmett Miller, a minstrel performer who influenced Jimmie Rodgers, enters Georgia's Macon Hospital. He never leaves, dying one month later
Mar 29, 1962
Emmett Miller dies of cancer in Georgia's Macon Hospital. The former Vaudevillian, who influenced the vocal style of Jimmie Rodgers, did the original version of "Lovesick Blues." He also influenced Merle Haggard and Bob Wills
Dec 21, 1962
Christy Forester is born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. She joins three siblings to form The Forester Sisters, whose blend of country and gospel harmonies yields 15 hits from 1985-1991, including "I Fell In Love Again Last Night," "You Again" and "Men"
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