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Apr 13, 1964
Actress Page Hannah is born in Chicago. In 1992, she marries pop producer and songwriter Lou Adler, whose "Poor Side Of Town" was a pop hit for Johnny Rivers when she was two, and again for Joe Stampley in 1983
Jun 10, 1964
The Rolling Stones record "It's All Over Now" at Chicago's Chess Recording Studio, after blues legend Muddy Waters helps them unload their equipment from the truck. The song eventually becomes a country hit in a remake by John Anderson
Dec 18, 1964
"Bring It On Home To Me" songwriter Sam Cooke is buried in Chicago. Ray Charles sings "Angels Keep Watching Over Me" at his funeral
Dec 23, 1964
Vocalist Eddie Vedder is born in Evanston, Illinois. He comes to national prominence as the frontman for Seattle alt-rock band Pearl Jam, namechecked in Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"
Dec 25, 1965
Songwriter Alex Zanetis, best known for co-writing "Snap Your Fingers," is injured in a car crash on Highway 50 in Flora, Illinois. He's hospitalized at Clay County Hospital with a fractured jaw, broken arms and other minor injuries
Aug 25, 1967
Singer/songwriter Jeff Tweedy is born in Belleville, Illinois. He becomes the frontman for the alt.country band Uncle Tupelo and the alternative-rock band Wilco. He also gets recognized in the lyrics of Eric Church's 2015 single "Mr. Misunderstood"
Dec 3, 1967
Singer/songwriter Wayne Kemp, the author of "The Image Of Me" and "Love Bug," is involved in an accident while touring in Moline, Illinois. Two of his band members are killed, and Kemp suffers serious burns
Aug 28, 1968
Police combat Vietnam War protesters at Chicago's Grant Park with tear gas during the Democratic National Convention. Among the demonstrators is Peter, Paul & Mary's Peter Yarrow, writer of the country hit "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Nov 8, 1968
Blues singer and songwriter James "Kokomo" Arnold dies in Chicago. He wrote "Milk Cow Blues," a 1941 hit for Johnnie Lee Wills
Nov 28, 1968
The first national Women's Liberation Organization conference draws more than 200 women to Chicago. The event happens while Tammy Wynette is lodged at #1 with "Stand By Your Man," a song that has raised feminists' ire
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