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  • Nov 5, 1936
    Songwriter/producer Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama. He writes "Stand By Your Man," "Almost Persuaded" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," among others, and produces such acts as George Jones, Johnny Paycheck and Marty Robbins, earning induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jan 30, 1961
    Billy and Charlene Sherrill are married. The groom goes on to write such relationship songs as "My Elusive Dreams," "The Most Beautiful Girl" and "Stand By Your Man"
    Mar 2, 1967
    "Almost Persuaded" nets three trophies during the ninth annual Grammy Awards. David Houston wins Best Country & Western Recording and Best C&W Vocal Performance, Male, while songwriters Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton take Best Country & Western Song
    Mar 1, 1968
    Songwriters Curly Putman and Bobby Braddock take a demo tape of "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" to record producer Billy Sherrill in Nashville. Three weeks later, Sherrill records the song on Tammy Wynette
    Feb 17, 1970
    Producer Billy Sherrill works with guitarist Herman "Pete" Wade on overdubs for David Houston's "Wonders Of The Wine" and "I Do My Swinging At Home" at the Columbia Studios in Nashville
    Nov 10, 1970
    Donny Osmond records the pop hit "Sweet And Innocent" at the Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The song is written by producer Rick Hall and country producer/songwriter Billy Sherrill
    Aug 30, 1971
    Teenager Donny Osmond scores a gold single with his pop hit "Sweet And Innocent." It's written by country producer Billy Sherrill and future country producer Rick Hall
    Jan 14, 1972
    Steel guitarist Lloyd Green works with producer Billy Sherrill on overdubs for George Jones' "We Can Make It" and Jody Miller's "Be My Baby" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
    Feb 2, 1972
    Producer Billy Sherrill works with drummer Buddy Harman on overdubs for Jody Miller's "Be My Baby" at the Columbia Studios in Nashville
    Jan 15, 1975
    Record producer Billy Sherrill receives a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, plus a nod for Best Country Song, for "A Very Special Love Song." A number of country acts receive just one nomination

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