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Aug 18, 1939Pop singer Johnny Preston is born in Port Arthur, Texas. He records the 1960 hit "Running Bear," written by The Big Bopper. Sonny James ultimately remakes it as a country hit in 1969Mar 4, 2011Pop artist Johnny Preston dies in Beaumont, Texas. He recorded the first hit version of "Running Bear," remade as a country single by Sonny James in 1969
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