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    • Nov 14, 1960
    Billboard reports Johnny Cash has purchased a stable of racehorses, including one named I Walk The Line
    Nov 14, 1960
    Time magazine coins the term "The Nashville Sound," applied to country records that use a softened approach in an attempt to gain broad appeal. The phrase becomes standard Music City jargon
    Dec 4, 1960
    The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner runs a story about a struggling fund-raising program to build a memorial in Hawaii to the victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing in World War II. Colonel Tom Parker offers Elvis Presley to play a benefit for the fund
    Feb 4, 1961
    Nineteen years away from appearing on a country hit with Merle Haggard, Clint Eastwood makes the cover of TV Guide
    Apr 15, 1961
    Former Marty Robbins producer Mitch Miller graces the cover of TV Guide
    Jun 17, 1961
    Lawrence Welk, who appeared on the country charts with Red Foley, makes the cover of TV Guide
    Sep 23, 1961
    Mitch Miller, the host of NBC-TV's "Sing Along With Mitch," makes the cover of TV Guide. The former pop record executive produced several hits for Marty Robbins, including "The Hanging Tree" and "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)"
    Oct 4, 1961
    Syndicated journalist Dorothy Kilgallen reports Hank Snow has sued Colonel Tom Parker, insisting he was the person who discovered Elvis Presley. Both sides hope to settle the dispute out of court
    Apr 6, 1962
    Time magazine prints the lyrics of "P.T. 109" in their entirety, noting the salute to John F. Kennedy was recorded by "cowboy crooner Jimmy Dean"
    May 27, 1962
    The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry and his Golden West Broadcasters have purchased Portland radio station KEX



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