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    • Jan 11, 1960
    Webb Pierce headlines the first of two nights of benefit concerts in Memphis for Red Sovine and his band, seven weeks after a car accident. Also on the bill are Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker, Bobby Sykes and Bill Phillips
    Jan 17, 1960
    Carl Smith, Minnie Pearl and Webb Pierce lead a Louisville benefit for Red Sovine and his band, weeks after a major car accident. Also appearing are Mel Tillis, George Hamilton IV, Kitty Wells, Bobby Helms, Stonewall Jackson and the Duke of Paducah
    Feb 20, 1960
    A riot breaks out when teen fans storm the stage during a Gene Vincent/Eddie Cochran concert at Caird Hall in Dundee, England
    Apr 3, 1960
    The Everly Brothers start their first tour of the United Kingdom
    Apr 16, 1960
    Eddie Cochran performs "Summertime Blues" live for the final time in Bristol, England, where he shares a concert bill with Gene Vincent. Cochran dies the following day in an automobile accident
    May 3, 1960
    Gene Vincent performs at the Liverpool Stadium in England. In attendance: future Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney
    Jul 4, 1960
    Country music is featured for the first time at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, as Chet Atkins hosts "Nashville Night"
    Aug 5, 1960
    Drummer W.S. "Fluke" Holland joins Johnny Cash's band for a show at the Three Rivers Club near Syracuse, New York. He becomes a permanent member, and the Tennessee Two becomes the Tennessee Three
    Aug 14, 1960
    Watermelon Park in Berryville, Maryland, hosts the first all-day, multiple-act bluegrass festival. The lineup features Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Reno & Smiley, The Osborne Brothers and fiddler Scotty Stoneman
    Aug 28, 1960
    Roy Acuff makes his Las Vegas debut, appearing at the Showboat



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