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Mar 25, 1961Elvis Presley performs at Bloch Arena in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, his last concert for nearly eight years. He donates $5,000 to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Fund, joined on the appearance by Minnie PearlNov 29, 1961The Grand Ole Opry comes to Carnegie Hall, with Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Faron Young and The Jordanaires. The performance benefits the Musicians' Aid Society. In the crowd: Jimmy Dean and comic Jack BennyAug 26, 1963Fannie Tate Colley dies from a heart attack in Centerville, Tennessee. She was the mother of Sarah Cannon, better known as Grand Ole Opry comedian Minnie PearlNov 5, 1964Dottie West sings "Here Comes My Baby" as "The Jimmy Dean Show" airs from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Other guests on the ABC broadcast include Eddy Arnold, Minnie Pearl, Chet Atkins, Flatt & Scruggs, Ernest Tubb and The Jordanaires, who join Dean on "Big Bad John"Jan 7, 1965Roger Miller sings parts of "Do-Wacka-Do," "Dang Me," "Chug-A-Lug" and "King Of The Road" on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Minnie Pearl and Bobby Rydell also appear on the episode. Dean launches the hour with "Oh Lonesome Me" and sings harmony as Miller covers "Kansas City"Mar 1, 1965Minnie Pearl drops off 72,500 Easter Seals letters at the Nashville post office, and delivers a comedic performance for postal workersSep 8, 1965The movie "Forty-Acre Feud" opens in Nashville. The cast includes: Bill Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Minnie Pearl, Ray Price, Del Reeves, Hugh X. Lewis and guitarist Eddie HillFeb 12, 1966Minnie Pearl rejoins the Grand Ole Opry following a 14-month hiatusDec 29, 1966"Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar" debuts in movie theaters with Minnie Pearl, Sonny James, Lefty Frizzell, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Connie Smith, Billy Walker, Curly Fox, Dottie West, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Bill Monroe and Little Jimmy DickensMar 31, 1967An invitation-only event provides a peek at the original Country Music Hall of Fame a day before its public opening on Music Row in Nashville. Among the attendees: Eddy Arnold, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Hank Williams Jr., Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Jeannie Seely and songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
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