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May 18, 1936Leon Ashley is born near Covington, Georgia. He establishes his own label, Ashley Records, and hits #1 as an artist in 1967 with "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"Feb 20, 1965Singer/songwriter/label owner Leon Ashley marries fellow artist Margie SingletonSep 30, 1967Leon Ashley nabs the only #1 single of his career when he tops the Billboard country chart with "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"Sep 7, 1970Leon Ashley and Margie Singleton perform at the Southern 500 NASCAR race at the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Buddy Baker takes the checkered flagOct 20, 2013Leon Ashley dies in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He earned a #1 country single in 1967 with "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"
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