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    • Jul 26, 1940
    Lawrence Brown is born in Simonton, Texas. Under the stage name Dobie Gray, he nets a million-selling pop single in 1973 with "Drift Away" and writes John Conlee's 1986 country hit "Got My Heart Set On You"
    Mar 10, 1965
    The Everly Brothers sing "Wake Up Little Susie," "That'll Be The Day" and "Bird Dog" during ABC's "Shindig!" Other guests include Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Tony Bennett, Dobie Gray and The Righteous Brothers
    Oct 23, 1965
    ABC's "Shindig!" welcomes The Byrds, including Chris Hillman, who will go on to found The Desert Rose Band. The music show's lineup also features Dobie Gray, Delaney Bramlett and Glen Campbell
    Nov 2, 1972
    "Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul": Dobie Gray records the pop hit "Drift Away" at Quadraphonic Sound in Nashville. The song is remade six months later for country music by Narvel Felts
    Nov 9, 1972
    Strings are added to the Dobie Gray pop hit "Drift Away" at the Quad Studios in Nashville
    Nov 10, 1972
    Drummer Kenny Malone does additional work on Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" during afternoon overdubs at Nashville's Quadraphonic Sound
    Jan 15, 1973
    Decca releases Dobie Gray's pop hit "Drift Away." Within months, Narvel Felts remakes the song for the country charts
    Apr 20, 1973
    Hoyt Axton covers Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" on "The Midnight Special." Also in the lineup are Doc Severinsen, Dobie Gray and Vicki Lawrence, performing "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"
    Jun 4, 1973
    Dobie Gray records the original version of "Loving Arms." Elvis Presley has a posthumous hit with the same song in 1981
    Jul 2, 1973
    MCA releases Dobie Gray's original version of "Loving Arms." Elvis Presley re-records the song in December, and it becomes a hit for The King in 1981
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