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    • Dec 22, 1965
    Sean Connery portrays James Bond as "Thunderball" debuts in theaters. The picture gets referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Dec 22, 1965
    The movie "Doctor Zhivago" debuts in American theaters. The picture's traveling theme inspires John Hartford to write "Gentle On My Mind"
    Dec 22, 1964
    The James Bond movie "Goldfinger" opens in New York City. The film is referenced in Sammy Kershaw's 1991 country hit "Cadillac Style." A scene from the picture, in which 007 sees the reflection of a villain in the eye of a woman, also inspires a line in David Houston's "Almost Persuaded": "The reflection of my wedding band"
    Dec 22, 1964
    Roy Acuff begins a 10-day USO tour of Germany to perform for American troops
    Dec 22, 1962
    Paul Martin is born in Winchester, Kentucky. He replaces J.P. Pennington as the lead singer of Exile in 1989, contributing to the band's subsequent hits "Keep It In The Middle Of The Road," "Nobody's Talking" and "Even Now." Martin eventually joins Marty Stuart's Fabulous Superlatives
    Dec 22, 1961
    Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "Crying In The Rain." Tammy Wynette gains a minor country hit with the song in 1981
    Dec 22, 1960
    Guitarist Chuck Mead is born in Nevada, Missouri. He becomes one of two lead vocalists in BR549, a traditionally-influenced band that emerges from the lower Broadway club scene in Nashville to become a critical favorite in the 1990s
    Dec 22, 1959
    Record producer Mark Bright is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raised in Longview, Texas, he oversees sessions by Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, The Swon Brothers, Sara Evans and BlackHawk
    Dec 22, 1959
    "Maybellene" songwriter Chuck Berry is charged in St. Louis with violating the Mann Act, for reputedly transporting a female across state lines for sexual purposes
    Dec 22, 1958
    Columbia releases Johnny Cash's "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
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