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Sep 21, 1941

Dickey Lee is born in Memphis. After a 1962 pop hit with "Patches," he notches such '70s country hits as "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears." He also writes George Jones' "She Thinks I Still Care," George Strait's "Let's Fall To Pieces Together" and John Schneider's "I've Been Around Enough To Know"

Nov 14, 1958

Late guitarist Jay Perkins is honored with a memorial concert in Memphis. On the bill: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Webb Pierce, Dickey Lee, Ernest Tubb, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Sonny Burgess, Merle Travis, Lefty Frizzell and Joe Maphis

Mar 7, 1962

Dickey Lee records the pop hit "Patches" for Smash Records at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville

Oct 1, 1968

Elvis Presley attends the funeral for Dewey Phillips, the Memphis disc jockey who first interviewed the singer on the air. Pallbearers include record producer Sam Phillips and Dickey Lee

Jul 21, 1971

Dickey Lee records "Never Ending Song Of Love" at Nashville's RCA Studio B

Nov 16, 1971

Dickey Lee records "Ashes Of Love" during an afternoon session in Nashville

Dec 27, 1971

Songwriter Bob McDill records "Catfish John" in Nashville with a band that includes singer/songwriter Dickey Lee. One year later, the song becomes the first country hit for Johnny Russell

Mar 1, 1972

Dickey Lee records "Catfish John" to kick off six hours of recording in Nashville. The song becomes a hit later in the year through a different recording by Johnny Russell

Jan 15, 1973

Dickey Lee records a pair of songs that will become hits for other artists in 1973 at RCA Studio B: "The Shelter Of Your Eyes," later recorded by Don Williams; and "If She Just Helps Me Get Over You," associated with Sonny James

Feb 27, 1974

Dickey Lee records "The Door Is Always Open" in Nashville. Dave & Sugar ride the song to hit status two years later

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