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    • Aug 9, 1963
    Soul singer Cissy Houston has a daughter, Whitney, in Newark, New Jersey. As a member of The Sweet Inspirations, mother becomes a supporting singer for Elvis Presley during 1969. The younger Houston becomes a big-voiced pop/R&B singer
    Aug 9, 1963
    Stuart Gorrell, a public relations director for Chase Manhattan Bank, dies in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He was credited as a co-writer of "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit 15 years later for Willie Nelson
    Aug 9, 1963
    Liberty Records releases the Jan & Dean pop single "Honolulu Lulu," with Glen Campbell playing guitar
    Aug 9, 1963
    Sandra Jean Betts files a paternity suit in Los Angeles against Ray Charles, seeking $1,100 monthly in child support. Charles' album "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music" had given the R&B singer a link to the country genre
    Aug 10, 1963
    The Browns, including future solo star Jim Ed Brown, join the Grand Ole Opry
    Aug 13, 1963
    Columbia releases Johnny and Jonie Mosby's "Trouble In My Arms"
    Aug 13, 1963
    Elvis Presley's "Girls! Girls! Girls!" soundtrack and "Elvis' Christmas Album" are certified gold by the RIAA
    Aug 15, 1963
    Billy Edd Wheeler records his original version of "Blistered," destined to become a 1969 hit for Johnny Cash
    Aug 18, 1963
    The Statler Brothers open for Johnny Cash for the first time in Berryville, Virginia. Based on that performance, Cash invites them the following spring to become a regular part of his road show
    Aug 18, 1963
    The Louvin Brothers make their last appearance as a duo, playing two shows in Watseka, Illinois, as an opening act for Ray Price
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