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    • Apr 19, 1960
    Jimmie Davis wins the governorship of Louisiana, defeating Republican Francis Grevemberg, taking nearly 82% of the vote
    May 10, 1960
    Jimmie Davis is sworn in as governor during an inaugural ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The event is attended by fellow country artists and executives Webb Pierce, Owen Bradley, Hubert Long and Faron Young
    May 12, 1960
    The San Diego school district demands "Gotta Travel On" author Pete Seeger agree to not make anti-government statements during a concert two days later. Seeger refuses to sign the agreement; a court rules the show must go on
    Jul 19, 1960
    A Pony Express centennial ride begins in Sacramento and St. Joseph, Missouri. The event's theme song is penned by future country songwriter Liz Anderson
    Oct 14, 1960
    Democratic vice presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson concludes a five-day train campaign of the South in New Orleans. While riding the LBJ Special, he heard the Ernest Tubb hit "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" played more than 100 times at stops
    Nov 2, 1960
    "Feudin' And Fightin'" singer Jo Stafford attends a campaign rally for presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in Los Angeles, along with Louis Prima, Milton Berle, Stan Freberg and Janet Leigh
    Dec 4, 1960
    The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner runs a story about a struggling fund-raising program to build a memorial in Hawaii to the victims of the Pearl Harbor bombing in World War II. Colonel Tom Parker offers Elvis Presley to play a benefit for the fund
    Jan 20, 1961
    "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country": John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States in Washington, D.C. The next year, he is celebrated in Jimmy Dean's single "P.T. 109"
    Mar 2, 1961
    The Volunteer State observes Tennessee Ernie Ford Day as the singer visits the Tennessee legislature in Nashville
    Mar 27, 1961
    "Gotta Travel On" songwriter Pete Seeger goes on trial in New York for contempt of Congress. His attorney argues his rights were violated during a 1956 investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee



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