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Dec 12, 1957
Jerry Lee Lewis secretly marries his 13-year-old cousin Myra Brown in Hernando, Mississippi, though he is not yet divorced from his second wife. His career is damaged when he reveals the news in England
Apr 6, 1958
Jerry Lee Lewis sets fire to one of two pianos on stage during a show in Cleveland, Ohio. Touring with him: Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry
Apr 8, 1958
Before a show in Columbus, Ohio, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry exchange barbs. The Killer's father, Elmo, pulls a knife and threatens Berry
May 3, 1958
Police turn the house lights on before the end of a Jerry Lee Lewis concert at the Boston Arena. When a riot erupts, mayor John Hynes bans rock & roll shows from the city. Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly are also on the Alan Freed-promoted bill
Aug 27, 1959
Chuck Berry--the author of future hits for Emmylou Harris, George Jones and Buck Owens--is arrested in Meridian, Mississippi, when a white girl at a fraternity dance kisses him. The African-American rocker is jailed overnight and fined $700
Jan 26, 1960
Texas resident Janis Joplin, destined to record "Me And Bobby McGee," runs off with three male friends for a weekend in New Orleans. The men are briefly threatened with statutory rape charges
Apr 29, 1960
Dick Clark, the future producer of the Academy of Country Music Awards, tells a House subcommittee in Washington, D.C., that he never took payola but admits receiving gifts worth $7,000 and $4,400 from record executives
May 9, 1960
G.D. Searle & Co. receives approval from the Food & Drug Administration for the contraceptive pill Enovid. Fifteen years later, it leads to a controversial Loretta Lynn country hit, "The Pill"
May 12, 1960
The San Diego school district demands "Gotta Travel On" author Pete Seeger agree to not make anti-government statements during a concert two days later. Seeger refuses to sign the agreement; a court rules the show must go on
Sep 24, 1960
An ad placed by Johnny Horton's manager, Tillman Franks, depicts John Wayne in a fight, captioned, "This'll teach you to swipe my copy of Johnny Horton's latest hit, 'North To Alaska.'" Wayne's lawyer warns Franks not to tamper with Wayne's image
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