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  • Dec 7, 1971
    Chet Atkins records "Kentucky" at Nashville's RCA Studio B. It's added to the 1977 collaborative album "Chet, Floyd & Danny," a Grammy nominee
    Dec 9, 1971
    Hank Williams Jr. records "Eleven Roses" in Nashville
    Dec 11, 1971
    Buck Owens & Susan Raye sing "We're Gonna Get Together" on "Hee Haw." Owens' son, Buddy Alan, covers "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
    Dec 11, 1971
    Charlie and Karen Chase are married. He becomes a country personality the following decade, co-hosting numerous radio and television shows with Lorianne Crook
    Dec 11, 1971
    Gene Autry's California Angels make the most significant trade in their history. They send shortstop Bill Fregosi to the New York Mets for four players, including future Hall of Fame member Nolan Ryan
    Dec 12, 1971
    Marty Robbins finishes 25th driving a 1971 Dodge owned by Bobby Allison in the Texas 500 at the Texas World Speedway in College Station
    Dec 13, 1971
    Tiny Hill dies in Denver, Colorado. The 350-pound comic, nicknamed America's Biggest Bandleader, mixed novelty tunes and country songs with his big band. Continuing his penchant for humor, his tombstone reads: "Forgotten by many, remembered by few"
    Dec 14, 1971
    Drummer Jerry Kroon arrives in Nashville after moving from Sioux City, Iowa. He evolves into a steady session player, appearing on hits by George Strait, Ray Stevens, Ricky Skaggs and Sammy Kershaw, among others
    Dec 14, 1971
    Tompall & The Glaser Brothers record "Life's Little Ups And Downs" at the Glaser Studios in Nashville. The song is destined to become a hit for Ricky Van Shelton nearly two decades later
    Dec 14, 1971
    "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" welcomes Valerie Harper, Paul Lynde and Paul Revere & The Raiders

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