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    • Jun 10, 1922
    Actress and singer Judy Garland is born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She appears in "The Wizard Of Oz" singing "Over The Rainbow," destined to become a country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
    Aug 15, 1939
    "The Wizard Of Oz" has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, allowing Judy Garland to introduce audiences to the classic "Over The Rainbow." Jerry Lee Lewis later turns it into a country hit
    Jun 22, 1969
    Singer and actress Judy Garland dies of a drug overdose in London. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Dorothy in "The Wizard Of Oz," singing "Over The Rainbow." Jerry Lee Lewis revives the song for the country audience in 1980
    Feb 25, 1981
    Months after Jerry Lee Lewis had a country hit with the song, Judy Garland's original version of "Over The Rainbow" is added to the Grammy Hall of Fame during the Grammy awards in New York
    Oct 22, 2004
    The Ben Affleck movie "Surviving Christmas" debuts in theaters. Chet Atkins' version of "Jingle Bell Rock" is featured in the soundtrack, along with holiday music from Judy Garland, Lou Rawls, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and Jose Feliciano
    Oct 26, 2004
    Varese Serabande releases the soundtrack to "Surviving Christmas." The album includes Chet Atkins' version of "Jingle Bell Rock," plus holiday music from Andy Williams, Judy Garland, Lou Rawls, Bing Crosby and Jose Feliciano
    Sep 21, 2008
    Charlie Robison's "Good Times" is featured in the HBO vampire series "True Blood." Also heard in the installment are tracks by Jace Everett, Wilco, Allen Toussaint and Bing Crosby & Judy Garland
    Nov 24, 2009
    The Recording Academy names The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Mr. Bojangles" a new entry in the Grammy Hall of Fame along with Janis Joplin's album "Pearl" and recordings by Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, James Brown and The Beach Boys
    Oct 17, 2011
    Laura Bell Bundy takes part in the Les Girls benefit, a Los Angeles fundraiser that raises $450,000 for breast-cancer causes. She turns in impersonations of Julie Andrews, Tina Turner and Judy Garland
    Mar 29, 2017
    Marty Robbins' album "Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs" and The Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" are added to the National Recording Registry, along with The Chuck Wagon Gang's "I'll Fly Away," Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog," Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" and Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow"
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