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    • Sep 12, 1962
    Hawkshaw Hawkins holds his final recording session at the King Recording Studio in Cincinnati. Among the four songs on the date is "Silver Threads And Golden Needles"
    Jan 25, 1963
    Kansas City disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call dies in a car accident. To raise money for his family, several country artists perform a benefit concert in March, including Patsy Cline, Cowboys Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Dottie West and George Jones
    Mar 2, 1963
    Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins make what proves to be their final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Hawkins sings "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Lonesome 7-7203." Copas offers "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" and "Alabam"
    Mar 3, 1963
    Patsy Cline gives what proves to be her final show, a benefit for the widow of deejay "Cactus Jack" Call, at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas. Also appearing: Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Dottie West, Billy Walker, George Jones and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
    Mar 5, 1963
    A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas City
    Mar 9, 1963
    The Grand Ole Opry observes a minute of silence for Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Randy Hughes and Jack Anglin
    Mar 17, 1963
    A Grand Ole Opry road show pays homage to Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas, where they gave their final concert 12 days prior. The tribute comes at the end of a concert, with Tex Ritter performing "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven"
    Apr 8, 1963
    Jean Shepard gives birth to a son, Harold Franklin Hawkins II, named after his father, the late Hawkshaw Hawkins
    May 4, 1963
    Just weeks after his death, the late Hawkshaw Hawkins rises to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Lonesome 7-7203"
    Jan 15, 1983
    Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Jamboree U.S.A.," Wheeling's Capitol Music Hall installs 50 artists in its new Walkway of Stars. Among them: Tom T. Hall, Rusty & Doug Kershaw, The Osborne Brothers, Dave Dudley, Kenny Roberts and Hawkshaw Hawkins
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