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    • Nov 21, 1968
    Sonny James records the Roy Orbison song "Only The Lonely" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    Nov 28, 1968
    Sonny James sings "Born To Be With You" on a buckboard float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
    Dec 14, 1968
    Sonny James' "Born To Be With You" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Jan 17, 1969
    Sonny James records "Running Bear," "Since I Met You Baby" and "My Love" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
    Jan 18, 1969
    "The Hollywood Palace" takes on a country sheen. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans sing "Little Green Apples" and "Nashville Cats" while hosting the ABC variety show. Also on the episode are Sonny James, Burl Ives, George Gobel, Jeannie C. Riley, The Stoney Mountain Cloggers and "Beverly Hillbillies" star Irene Ryan
    Mar 8, 1969
    Sonny James begins a three-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with his cover of Roy Orbison's "Only The Lonely"
    Jun 14, 1969
    Sonny James begins a three-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with his cover of "Running Bear"
    Jun 22, 1969
    Sonny James performs "Running Bear" and "A World Of Our Own" as CBS telecasts the 1,000th episode of "The Ed Sullivan Show" from New York
    Jul 6, 1969
    Sonny James performs "Running Bear" and Waylon Jennings sings "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" on the CBS-TV music series "Hee Haw." Connie Smith also guests on the show, hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark
    Jul 11, 1969
    Sonny James performs prior to a Houston baseball game, recording the live album "The Astrodome Presents In Concert Sonny James," as well as the hit "Since I Met You Baby." The Astros win the subsequent game, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 13-2
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