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    • Nov 26, 1960
    Hawkshaw Hawkins marries Jean Shepard on stage at The Forum in Wichita, Kansas. Hawkins' best man: Capitol executive, record producer and future Country Hall of Fame member Ken Nelson
    Dec 1, 1960
    "Splish Splash" singer Bobby Darin marries actress Sandra Dee
    Jan 22, 1961
    Patsy Cline has her second baby, Allen Dick
    Jan 30, 1961
    Billy and Charlene Sherrill are married. The groom goes on to write such relationship songs as "My Elusive Dreams," "The Most Beautiful Girl" and "Stand By Your Man"
    Feb 6, 1961
    Don Reno, of Reno & Smiley, has a son, Dale Reno, in Roanoke, Virginia. The lad joins his older brothers, Ronnie and Don Wayne, to form The Reno Brothers following their dad's 1984 death
    Mar 25, 1961
    "Slipping Around" singer Margaret Whiting secures a divorce from Panavision movie executive John Richard Moore in Santa Monica, California
    Mar 31, 1961
    Bill and Bettye Anderson have their first child, daughter Terri Lee Anderson
    Apr 3, 1961
    Spade Cooley beats his wife, Ella Mae, at his home in Kern County, California, and threatens to kill his 14-year-old daughter, Melody, if she tells anyone. Ella Mae is pronounced dead after midnight, and he receives a life sentence for the crime
    Apr 6, 1961
    Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun marries Ioana Maria Banu. Ten years earlier, he earned a hit as a songwriter for Big Joe Turner on "Chains Of Love," destined to become a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Apr 22, 1961
    Patsy Cline makes out her will, leaving to husband Charlie Dick only their furniture, the family car and their record collection



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