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  • Jun 8, 1941
    Vernon Oxford is born in Larue, Arkansas. He has a near-hit in 1976 with "Redneck! (The Redneck National Anthem)," and his "Watermelon Time In Georgia" is ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation publication
    Mar 3, 1962
    Vernon Oxford marries Loretta Robertson
    Dec 17, 1965
    Vernon Oxford has his first recording session in Nashville, cutting "Watermelon Time In Georgia," cited in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest singles in country music history
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Jan Howard's "Evil On Your Mind" and Vernon Oxford's "Watermelon Time In Georgia" are among 12 Harlan Howard songs that make the list

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