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Dec 16, 1964
Les Paul & Mary Ford are granted a divorce in Hackensack, New Jersey
Jul 1, 1965
Big-band leader Claude Thornhill dies of a heart attack at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. His orchestra recorded the first hit version of "Sunday Kind Of Love," a country hit for Reba McEntire in 1988
Nov 11, 1966
Texas Jim Robertson dies of asphyxiation from exhaust fumes in his garage in Newton, New Jersey. "It is the best way," he wrote in a suicide note. Three of his four 1940s hits came when he remade Ernest Tubb singles, and he was a familiar presence on the radio shows "Death Valley Days" and "Dick Tracy"
Mar 16, 1967
Actress Melissa Brennan is born in Eatontown, New Jersey. During her work on the soap opera "Days Of Our Lives," she meets fellow actor Scott Reeves and marries him. He eventually becomes a member of country duo Blue County
Sep 7, 1968
Women's groups throw bras, girdles and nylons into trash cans outside the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City to protest the objectification of women, providing a backdrop for Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man," recorded 10 days earlier
Jul 4, 1969
Glen Campbell records "Glen Campbell Live" at the Garden State Performing Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey
Sep 6, 1969
Susan Anton, competing as Miss California, finishes ties for third place with Miss New Jersey during the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, even as the Women's Liberation Front protests on the boardwalk. Anton earns a country hit a dozen years later as a duet partner with Fred Knobloch on "Killin' Time"
Sep 24, 1969
Drummer Marty Mitchell is born in Trenton, New Jersey. He joins Ricochet in the 21st century, replacing Tim Chewning
Jun 9, 1970
Bob Dylan receives an honorary doctorate from Princeton University. The renowned singer/songwriter nets several country hits, including Garth Brooks' rendition of "To Make You Feel My Love" and Johnny Cash's "It Ain't Me, Babe"
Feb 24, 1973
The Byrds break up following a concert in Passaic, New Jersey. Group member Chris Hillman goes on to form The Desert Rose Band
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