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Feb 8, 1959
Johnny Cash appears on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
Feb 9, 1959
Mercury releases George Jones' "White Lightning"
Feb 10, 1959
Faron Young records "That's The Way It's Gotta Be" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Feb 11, 1959
The Gary Cooper movie "The Hanging Tree" debuts in New York, featuring Marty Robbins performing the title track
Feb 15, 1959
Norma Jean signs her first recording contract, with Columbia Records. The association lasts 18 months
Feb 17, 1959
The Wilburn Brothers record "Somebody's Back In Town"
Feb 20, 1959
Tennessee Ernie Ford becomes the first country artist to receive a gold album from the Recording Industry Association of America, for his "Hymns" release
Feb 22, 1959
Loretta Lynn twice sees her father in a casket in dreams. He dies that night
Feb 23, 1959
Johnny Cash earns a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
Feb 23, 1959
Ernest Tubb records "I Cried A Tear" during the evening at Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
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