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May 30, 1960
Grand Ole Opry comedian Mike Snider is born in Gleason, Tennessee
Aug 5, 1961
Comedian Tim Wilson is born in Columbus, Georgia. In addition to doing stand-up, he co-writes Toby Keith's 2007 hit "High Maintenance Woman"
Feb 17, 1963
Dan Whitney--a.k.a. Larry The Cable Guy--is born in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Teamed with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall in the Blue Collar Comedy Tours, the "get 'er done" comic is a background vocalist on Brad Paisley's "Camouflage"
Dec 18, 1964
Comedian Cledus T. Judd is born in Crowe Springs, Georgia. He begins his recording career in the 1990s with musical satires, turning David Ball's "Thinkin' Problem" into "Stinkin' Problem" and remaking Tim McGraw's "Indian Outlaw" as "Indian In-Laws"
Mar 1, 1965
Minnie Pearl drops off 72,500 Easter Seals letters at the Nashville post office, and delivers a comedic performance for postal workers
Dec 30, 1965
Homer & Jethro cover "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" on the NBC series "The Dean Martin Show." Other guests include Joanie Sommers and Louis Prima
Feb 12, 1966
Minnie Pearl rejoins the Grand Ole Opry following a 14-month hiatus
Jun 5, 1967
John "Lonzo" Sullivan, of Lonzo & Oscar, dies of a heart attack while driving a tractor on his Tennessee farm. Sullivan was the second person to play Lonzo in the Grand Ole Opry comedy duo, best known for its twisted routine "I'm My Own Grandpa"
Jul 1, 1967
Dave Hooten makes his first Grand Ole Opry appearance since joining Lonzo & Oscar, replacing Johnny "Lonzo" Sullivan, who died four weeks prior
Sep 21, 1967
Everybody loves Minnie Pearl sometime: The comedienne guests on NBC-TV's "The Dean Martin Show"
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