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    • Jan 10, 1966
    Leslie Uggams and Barry McGuire do a Roger Miller medley on NBC's "Hullabaloo." They string together "England Swings," "You Don't Want My Love," "Do-Wacka-Do," "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd," "Chug-A-Lug," "Engine Engine #9" and "King Of The Road"
    Jan 19, 1966
    King of the tube: Roger Miller hosts an NBC-TV special, the first color 30-minute special in the network's history. Miller covers "King Of The Road," and the show leads directly to Miller hosting a weekly network series
    Feb 11, 1966
    Roger Miller picks up a gold album from the RIAA for his "Golden Hits"
    Feb 14, 1966
    Roger Miller gets a whopping nine nominations in the Grammy awards, with "King Of The Road" in the running for Record of the Year. Jody Miller's satire, "Queen Of The House," is nominated for Best Country Vocal by a Female
    Feb 28, 1966
    Roger Miller, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens are double-winners at the inaugural Academy of Country & Western Music awards, held at the Palladium in Hollywood. Miller is named Man of the Year and Top Songwriter
    Mar 15, 1966
    Roger Miller wins six times at the eighth annual Grammy Awards. "King Of The Road" takes Best Contemporary Male, Contemporary Single, Country & Western Male, Country & Western Single and Country & Western Song, and "The Return Of Roger Miller" snags Country & Western Album
    Apr 7, 1966
    Roger Miller performs at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco for an audience that includes Tony Bennett and The Kingston Trio's John Stewart
    Apr 21, 1966
    Roger Miller and Patti Page make guest appearances on NBC-TV's "The Dean Martin Show," where Miller and Martin duet on "King Of The Road"
    Aug 4, 1966
    Roger Miller achieves an RIAA-certified gold album for "Dang Me"
    Aug 12, 1966
    Tree Publishing cuts the first big songwriting paycheck of Roger Miller's career. The document gives him more than $166,000
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