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Jun 12, 1960
Record producer Eli Oberstein dies in Westport, Connecticut. Among his credits are pioneering records by Ernest Tubb, The Delmore Brothers, The Blue Sky Boys and The Monroe Brothers
Jun 12, 1960
Gene Vincent cancels a tour of Great Britain, saying he's received a telegram that his 18-month-old daughter has died from pneumonia. His story is fabricated
Jun 12, 1959
After a decade on the local airwaves, "The Spade Cooley Show" appears in the KTLA schedule in The Los Angeles Times TV listings for the last time. During part of its run, the show was called "The Hoffman Hayride." Its theme song: "Shame On You"
Jun 12, 1954
Ferlin Husky joins the Grand Ole Opry
Jun 12, 1953
Jonathan "Rocky" Burnette is born in Memphis, the son of rockabilly pioneer Johnny Burnette. He has a pop hit in 1980 with "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
Jun 12, 1952
Jamieson "Junior" Brown is born in Kirksville, Indiana. Hailed for his instrumental work on his self-designed guit-steel, he becomes a critics' favorite in the 1990s and wins the Country Music Association's video award for "My Wife Thinks You're Dead"
Jun 12, 1951
The Weavers record the pop hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." Six years later, it's revived as a pop and country crossover hit by Jimmie Rodgers
Jun 12, 1950
Gene Autry records "Frosty The Snow Man" at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles
Jun 12, 1949
Ernest Tubb records five Top 10 hits in a single recording session at Nashville's Castle Studio: "My Filipino Rose," "My Tennessee Baby," "Slipping Around," "Warm Red Wine" and "Driftwood On The River"
Jun 12, 1948
Eddy Arnold's "Texarkana Baby" resides at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
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