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Dec 1, 1964
Darryl Ellis Gatlin is born in Norfolk, Virginia. He's the older half of Darryl & Don Ellis, who score a recording contract with Epic Records in the 1990s, gaining a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1993 for Vocal Duo of the Year
Dec 25, 1964
Ricky Van Shelton receives his first guitar for Christmas
Jan 2, 1965
Roy Clark, after performing in Virginia Beach, stops in at the Alan B. Shepard Civic Center when he sees The Beach Boys are playing to visit Glen Campbell, who is touring with the band. They take a local disc jockey, Joe Hoppel, for a steak dinner
May 1, 1965
Ernest Tubb makes a return appearance in the annual Apple Blossom Festival parade in Winchester, Virginia
Sep 3, 1965
The first weekend bluegrass festival, organized by Carlton Haney, opens in Fincastle, Virginia. The three-day event features Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Clyde Moody, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno, Mac Wiseman, The Country Gentlemen and others
Mar 1, 1966
Clinton Gregory is born in Martinsville, Virginia. A singer and fiddler, he manages a minor hit in 1991 with "(If It Weren't For Country Music) I'd Go Crazy"
Jul 10, 1966
Bill Monroe performs on the same bill with Flatt & Scruggs at a bluegrass festival at Whippoorwill Park near Warrenton, Virginia. It marks the first time Monroe has been willing to share the stage with his former band members since they left him in 1948
May 6, 1967
The Stoneman Family performs at the VFW Hall in Hillsville, Virginia. The show amounts to a homecoming concert, held just 13 miles from Galax, where the family survived the Depression
Jul 2, 1967
Don Ellis Gatlin is born in Norfolk, Virginia. With his older brother, he forms Darryl & Don Ellis, nabbing a nomination from the Country Music Association in 1993 for Vocal Duo of the Year
Sep 14, 1967
Dolly Parton makes her first in-concert appearance in Porter Wagoner's show in Lebanon, Virginia. She's greeted with boos and chants for Norma Jean, the female singer she replaced
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