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Jan 11, 1960
Webb Pierce headlines the first of two nights of benefit concerts in Memphis for Red Sovine and his band, seven weeks after a car accident. Also on the bill are Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker, Bobby Sykes and Bill Phillips
Jan 17, 1960
Carl Smith, Minnie Pearl and Webb Pierce lead a Louisville benefit for Red Sovine and his band, weeks after a major car accident. Also appearing are Mel Tillis, George Hamilton IV, Kitty Wells, Bobby Helms, Stonewall Jackson and the Duke of Paducah
Feb 20, 1960
A riot breaks out when teen fans storm the stage during a Gene Vincent/Eddie Cochran concert at Caird Hall in Dundee, England
Apr 3, 1960
The Everly Brothers start their first tour of the United Kingdom
Apr 16, 1960
Eddie Cochran performs "Summertime Blues" live for the final time in Bristol, England, where he shares a concert bill with Gene Vincent. Cochran dies the following day in an automobile accident
May 3, 1960
Gene Vincent performs at the Liverpool Stadium in England. In attendance: future Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Jul 4, 1960
Country music is featured for the first time at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, as Chet Atkins hosts "Nashville Night"
Aug 5, 1960
Drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland joins Johnny Cash's band for a show at the Three Rivers Club near Syracuse, New York. He becomes a permanent member, and the Tennessee Two becomes the Tennessee Three
Aug 14, 1960
Watermelon Park in Berryville, Maryland, hosts the first all-day, multiple-act bluegrass festival. The lineup features Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Reno & Smiley, The Osborne Brothers and fiddler Scotty Stoneman
Aug 28, 1960
Roy Acuff makes his Las Vegas debut, appearing at the Showboat
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