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  • Aug 10, 1940
    Record producer/guitarist Jerry Kennedy is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He oversees such hits as Reba McEntire's "Can't Even Get The Blues," Roger Miller's "King Of The Road," Tom T. Hall's "I Love" and The Statler Brothers' "Elizabeth"
    Jun 4, 1960
    June Carter makes her first appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport, Louisiana, backed by guitarist Jerry Kennedy. She performs "Big Iron," "Gotta Travel On," Chuck Berry's "Thirty Days" and The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower"
    Sep 1, 1960
    Guitarist Jerry Kennedy holds his first recording session for Mercury Records, where he will become the division's chief, using the name Jerry Glenn. The session includes a version of "Honky Tonk Man"
    Apr 1, 1961
    Jerry Kennedy goes to work at Mercury Records in Nashville as an assistant to label president Shelby Singleton. He goes on to produce hits for such Mercury and Smash acts as The Statler Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roger Miller
    Feb 14, 1963
    Songwriter Shelby Kennedy is born, the son of producer/guitarist Jerry Kennedy. Shelby writes the Reba McEntire hit "I'm A Survivor"
    May 14, 1970
    Piano player Hargus "Pig" Robbins works with producer Jerry Kennedy in an overdub session for Jerry Lee Lewis' "There Must Be More To Love Than This" in Nashville
    Jun 5, 1970
    Jerry Kennedy and Charlie McCoy participate in an afternoon overdub session for Bobby Bare's "How I Got To Memphis" at the Mercury Studios in Nashville
    Jan 4, 1971
    Producer Jerry Kennedy adds steel player Pete Drake to Roy Drusky's "I Love The Way That You've Been Lovin' Me" during a midday overdub session at the Mercury Recording Studio in Nashville
    Apr 6, 1971
    Guitarist Jerry Kennedy, pianist Hargus "Pig" Robbins and steel player Pete Drake take part in an overdub session for Jerry Lee Lewis' "When He Walks On You (Like You Have Walked On Me)" at Nashville's Mercury Studios
    Jul 1, 1971
    Guitarist Jerry Kennedy holds the first of five sessions at Nashville's Mercury Recording Studio for the Grammy-nominated album "With All Due Respect To Kris Kristofferson." Among the day's songs: "For The Good Times" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

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