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Nov 7, 1965
A sign of the times--Chet Atkins comes out in favor of stereo in The Tennessean: "Everything sounds better in stereo...It makes everything sound more life-like"
Feb 4, 1966
The Tennessean reports Johnny Cash will file a $25-million defamation of character lawsuit against the Ku Klux Klan, which has circulated messages demanding boycotts of his concerts, falsely believing he married an African-American woman
Mar 4, 1966
The Beatles' John Lennon, co-writer of the future country hits "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," is quoted controversially in The London Evening Standard: "We're more popular than Jesus Christ right now"
Jan 28, 1967
The Monkees are featured on the cover of TV Guide. Their recording of "Last Train To Clarksville" will be ranked among country's 500 all-time greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Feb 18, 1967
Billboard reports Roy Acuff has sold Dunbar Cave, a music resort in Montgomery County, Tennessee, for more than $200,000
Mar 4, 1967
Billboard reports Red Sovine has undergone cataract surgery at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville
Mar 18, 1967
TV Guide gives the cover to comedian Jackie Gleason, five years after he earned a country hit as the songwriter of Jimmy Dean's "To A Sleeping Beauty"
Jul 25, 1967
The London Times carries an ad that lobbies for the legalization of marijuana. It's signed by all four members of The Beatles, each of whom is destined to achieve some country success as a songwriter or recording artist
Jul 25, 1967
The London Times carries an ad that lobbies for the legalization of marijuana. It's signed by all four members of The Beatles, each of whom is destined to achieve some country success as a songwriter or recording artist
Aug 2, 1967
The Helena Independent Record reports Charley Pride and his wife, Rozene, were denied service at a Montana restaurant and had a real estate agent refuse to show them a house because of their skin color
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