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    • May 20, 1946
    Pop singer Cher is born in El Centro, California. After marrying Sonny Bono, they establish a string of hits that includes "All I Ever Need Is You," destined for renewal in country music in the hands of Kenny Rogers & Dottie West
    Feb 17, 1965
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Great Balls Of Fire" and his sister, Linda Gail Lewis, serves up Ernest Tubb's "Thanks A Lot" during "Shindig!" on ABC. Also featured: Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Peter & Gordon and Sonny & Cher
    May 5, 1965
    "Shindig!" devotes its entire ABC telecast to the music of Elvis Presley. Glen Campbell performs "A Big Hunk O' Love," Linda Gail Lewis does "Don't Be Cruel" and "Crying In The Chapel," and Sonny & Cher sing "All Shook Up"
    May 26, 1965
    Jimmie Rodgers sings "Honeycomb" during the ABC telecast of "Shindig!" The episode also features The Rolling Stones, Jackie DeShannon and Sonny & Cher, who cover Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
    Jul 21, 1965
    Jody Miller contributes "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" to "Shindig!" on ABC-TV. Elsewhere in the lineup are Sonny & Cher, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers and The Sir Douglas Quintet
    Aug 11, 1965
    Bobby Goldsboro is a special guest on "Shindig!" The ABC show's lineup also features Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Sonny & Cher, The Ronettes and Billy Preston, who performs "Hound Dog"
    Sep 17, 1965
    Sonny & Cher pick up a gold single from the RIAA for their pop hit "I Got You Babe," featuring Glen Campbell in the backing band. The song gets mentioned in Kenny Chesney's 2009 hit "Out Last Night"
    Jan 1, 1967
    Buck Owens rides the Monterey Park float in the Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, replacing Sonny & Cher, who were bounced after taking part in a public demonstration. The pop duo appears instead on a Farmers Insurance Group float
    Oct 15, 1969
    Glen Campbell and songwriter Casey Anderson perform The Lovin' Spoonful's "Nashville Cats" on "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour." The CBS telecast also features Cher and Larry McNeeley
    Nov 19, 1969
    Glen Campbell performs "Mystery Train" on an episode of "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour," which also features Neil Diamond, Cher and comedian Bob Newhart
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