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Oct 8, 1963
R&B singer Sam Cooke is arrested for disturbing the peace in Shreveport when he's enraged at a Holiday Inn that refuses to rent him a room because he's black. Cooke's songs "Good Times" and "Bring It On Home To Me" will become country hits for Dan Seals and Mickey Gilley
Jan 1, 1964
Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly, a future country songwriter, is intercepted on the final play of the Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans as the Alabama Crimson Tide defeats the Rebels, 12-7
Feb 1, 1965
Keyboard player Dwayne Dupuy is born in Louisiana. He joins Ricochet around 2003, replacing original member Eddie Kilgallon
May 1, 1965
Singer/songwriter Helen Darling is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She charts one single with Decca in the 1990s and scores as a songwriter by co-writing Jo Dee Messina's hit "Bring On The Rain"
May 16, 1965
The Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a non-denominational place of worship named after the "You Are My Sunshine" singer, is dedicated near Jonesboro, Louisiana
Jul 21, 1965
Dobro, banjo and guitar player Sidney Cox is born in Homer, Louisiana. He becomes a member of The Cox Family, a bluegrass act that earns critical acclaim and appears on the successful soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
Apr 5, 1967
Singer/songwriter Bill Nettles dies of a heart attack in Monroe, Louisiana. Allegedly the original composer of Jimmie Davis' "Nobody's Darling But Mine," he netted a hit with the 1949 single "Hadacol Boogie"
May 1, 1967
Tim McGraw is born in Delhi, Louisiana. Married to Faith Hill in 1996, his ear for outstanding songs gains him multi-platinum albums and more than 20 years of hits, including "Please Remember Me," "Back When" and "Live Like You Were Dying"
Sep 17, 1967
Jimmy Buffett is in attendance at the New Orleans Saints' inaugural NFL game at Tulane Stadium. The Los Angeles Rams win, 27-13
Oct 1, 1967
Porter Wagoner, Red Foley and Jimmie Davis perform for Louisiana governor John McKeithen at the statehouse in Baton Rouge
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