Oct 13, 1962

Don Everly collapses on stage at the outset of an English tour. He is hospitalized at Charing Cross Hospital in London for a drug overdose, though the hospital calls it food poisoning. He tries a second overdose the same day in his hotel room

Nov 11, 1962

Johnny Cash and June Carter conclude a USO tour of South Korea with a performance at Camp Casey

Nov 23, 1962

Patsy Cline opens a 35-date engagement at Las Vegas' Merri-Mint Theater. She hires Tompall & The Glaser Brothers as her backing vocalists

Dec 8, 1962

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs play New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall with Merle Travis. They lace their set with "Wildwood Flower," "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" and "Gotta Travel On," among other titles. The show is released as an album, "Flatt & Scruggs At Carnegie Hall"

Dec 9, 1962

Record producer George Martin visits the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where he first sees The Beatles, the clients who bring him to fame. Martin goes on to produce 1980s country hits for Kenny Rogers

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

Dec 25, 1962

During her show at the Merri-Mint Theater in Las Vegas, Patsy Cline cries, noting that she ought to be at home. It turns out to be her final Christmas

Dec 28, 1962

Patsy Cline completes her Las Vegas debut at the Merri-Mint Theater, where she earned $35,000 in a five-week engagement

Jan 1, 1963

Johnny Cash makes a return visit to perform at San Quentin prison in California, appearing with June Carter

Jan 14, 1963

Drummer Charlie Watts plays his first show with The Rolling Stones at The Flamingo in London. The band goes on to cut "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"