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    • Dec 28, 1915
    Roebuck "Pops" Staples is born in Winona, Mississippi, eventually forming The Staple Singers with his son and three daughters. The soul group's "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" is remade as a country hit by The Oak Ridge Boys
    Apr 11, 1934
    Cleotha Staples, of The Staple Singers, is born in Chicago. The group joins Marty Stuart for a performance of "The Weight" on the album "Country Rhythm & Blues," and cuts the first version of The Oak Ridge Boys' hit "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend"
    Oct 23, 1938
    Yvonne Staples, of The Staple Singers, is born in Chicago. The family group joins Marty Stuart on a rendition of "The Weight" for the 1994 album "Rhythm Country & Blues," and has an R&B hit with "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," later a country hit for The Oak Ridge Boys
    Jul 10, 1939
    Mavis Staples, of The Staple Singers, is born in Chicago. The R&B group joins Marty Stuart to perform "The Weight" on "Rhythm Country & Blues," nominated in 1994 for the Country Music Association's Album of the Year
    Jul 25, 1968
    The Staple Singers sign with Stax Records. The group's "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend" later becomes a country hit for The Oak Ridge Boys
    Sep 20, 1969
    Tommy Cash guests on his brother's ABC-TV program "The Johnny Cash Show." Also appearing: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Staple Singers and Mama Cass Elliot, who duets with Cash on "Honey," "Gentle On My Mind," "Born To Lose" and "Release Me"
    Jan 31, 1971
    Johnny Cash shoots a gospel edition of "The Johnny Cash Show" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, welcoming Stuart Hamblen, The Blackwood Brothers, The Staple Singers, The Oak Ridge Boys and Billy Graham
    Feb 24, 1971
    The Statler Brothers sing "How Great Thou Art" during a gospel-themed edition of "The Johnny Cash Show" on ABC-TV. Also appearing are The Oak Ridge Boys, The Blackwood Brothers, Edwin Hawkins, Billy Graham, The Staple Singers, June Carter Cash and Mahalia Jackson, who offers "Amazing Grace"
    Oct 5, 1972
    The Staple Singers begin nine days of recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Among the songs they cut is "Touch A Hand, Make A Friend," later reprised as a country hit by The Oak Ridge Boys
    Apr 26, 1974
    Host Charlie Rich and Anne Murray duet on "Break My Mind" during "The Midnight Special." Rich also performs "The Most Beautiful Girl," "Behind Closed Doors" and "Life's Little Ups And Downs." Others appearing on the NBC show include The Staple Singers and Dobie Gray
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