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    • Sep 3, 1961
    Loretta Lynn signs with Decca Records
    Sep 30, 1961
    Bob Dylan signs with Columbia Records. The folk singer/songwriter writes a number of songs which find success in country music, including "To Make You Feel My Love," "It Ain't Me, Babe" and "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Nov 9, 1961
    Brian Epstein first sees The Beatles, whom he is destined to manage, at The Cavern in Liverpool, England. The Fab Four will write several songs that become country hits, including "I Feel Fine," "Something" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
    Dec 5, 1961
    June Carter performs on Johnny Cash's live show for the first time at "The Big D Jamboree" in Dallas. Two months later, she becomes a regular member of the Man in Black's road show
    Dec 31, 1961
    Janis Joplin performs her first concert at the Halfway House in Beaumont, Texas. Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee" is ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 2, 1962
    Ray Stevens moves from Atlanta to Nashville to work with Mercury Records, recording "Ahab, The Arab" within his first six months
    Mar 28, 1962
    Johnnie & Jack hold what proves to be their final recording session
    May 10, 1962
    Johnny Cash plays prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. He's supported on the bill by George Jones, Tompall & The Glaser Brothers and The Carter Family
    Dec 15, 1962
    Bass player Bill Wyman makes his first live appearance with The Rolling Stones at Putney's Church Hall in London. He plays on their hit "Honky Tonk Women," hailed among the 500 greatest country records in a Country Music Foundation publication
    Feb 7, 1963
    Patsy Cline holds what proves to be the last recording session of her career at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio, cutting "He Called Me Baby," a future hit for Charlie Rich. Her final song in the studio: "I'll Sail My Ship Alone"



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