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May 8, 1969
Elvis Presley tells Colonel Tom Parker he's no longer interested in doing movies, because the roles are so bad
May 10, 1969
Stonewall Jackson performs "Don't Be Angry" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium when he rejoins the Grand Ole Opry more than four years after he was fired for not meeting the radio show's appearance minimum
May 10, 1969
Merle Haggard is seen at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Hungry Eyes"
May 11, 1969
Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel dies at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The former Texas governor and senator founded The Light Crust Doughboys to advertise the Burrus Mill in the 1930s, when he was a sales manager for the firm. It proved a seminal act in the growth of western swing
May 13, 1969
RCA releases Charley Pride's single "All I Have To Offer You (Is Me)"
May 14, 1969
Songwriter/producer Greg Kurstin is born in Los Angeles. After crafting such pop hits as Adele's "Hello," Sia's "Chandelier" and Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger," he works with Maren Morris on the 2019 singles "Girl" and "The Bones"
May 14, 1969
"The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" welcomes Merrilee Rush, who performs the future Juice Newton hit "Angel Of The Morning." Also in the CBS-TV show's lineup are Bill Medley, John Hartford and comedian George "Goober" Lindsey
May 14, 1969
Mel Tillis records "These Lonely Hands Of Mine"
May 16, 1969
Roger Miller records Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" in Nashville
May 16, 1969
Merle Haggard records "Workin' Man Blues" at the Capitol tower in Hollywood
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