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Mar 1, 1961
Davis Daniel is born in Arlington, Illinois. With a voice compared to Keith Whitley and Lefty Frizzell, he notches one minor hit in 1991 with "For Crying Out Loud"
Jul 8, 1961
Ray Charles is arrested in Chicago during a heroin bust. The following year, he connects country and R&B through the landmark album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music"
Aug 5, 1961
Jackie Phelps debuts as a guitarist with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys during a show in Altamont, Illinois, remaining with the band for nine years
Sep 27, 1961
"Paris Blues," starring Paul Newman, debuts in Chicago. The title will be included in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
Nov 10, 1961
Singer/songwriter Brian Henningsen is born at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, Illinois. He forms The Henningsens with his children, Aaron and Clara Henningsen, earning a country hit in 2013 with "American Beautiful." They also co-write The Band Perry singles "You Lie" and "All Your Life"
Aug 18, 1963
The Louvin Brothers make their last appearance as a duo, playing two shows in Watseka, Illinois, as an opening act for Ray Price
Sep 16, 1963
Pop singer/songwriter Richard Marx is born in Chicago. He makes waves in country music by producing Emerson Drive and co-writing the Keith Urban hits "Better Life," "Everybody" and "Long Hot Summer"
Sep 27, 1963
Drummer Monte Mountjoy marries Jo Corey in Decatur, Illinios. He spent a chunk of the 1940s in Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, playing on such western-swing titles as "Roly-Poly," "New Spanish Two-Step" and "Stay A Little Longer"
Dec 29, 1963
The Weavers deliver a farewell concert at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. The folk group's members--Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert--wrote country hits "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Gotta Travel On" and "I'm Just A Country Boy"
Feb 20, 1964
Chuck Berry records "Promised Land," with Willie Dixon sitting in, at the Chess Recording Studio in Chicago. The song is destined to climb the country charts after a re-recording by Elvis Presley
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