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Mar 28, 1964
Persuaded by Bill Anderson, Connie Smith visits Nashville for the first time to appear on "The Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree"
Jun 1, 1964
The Rolling Stones arrive in America for the first time. After an on-air interview, WINS disc jockey Murray The K encourages them to remake a song called "It's All Over Now." Eventually, John Anderson remakes it, too, as a country hit
Mar 13, 1968
The Byrds visit WSM-AM Nashville to deliver their new single, "You Ain't Going Nowhere," to Ralph Emery, who declines to play it. The song will be listed among the 500 greatest country singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
Jul 26, 1968
WKYR in Cumberland, Maryland, debuts a country format with three solid days of Buck Owens records
Aug 27, 1968
KNIX-FM signs on the air in Phoenix. Previously operated as a classical station, the signal was purchased for $75,000 by Buck Owens
Sep 28, 1968
Dewey Phillips, the disc jockey who first put Elvis Presley on the radio, dies in his sleep at his mother's house in Memphis
Dec 13, 1969
After years in other venues, WWVA's "Wheeling Jamboree" returns to the Capitol Music Hall in West Virginia. The headliner for the evening is Bill Anderson
Nov 30, 1970
Fort Worth observes Bill Mack Day, celebrating the WBAP disc jockey who wrote the future LeAnn Rimes hit "Blue"
Oct 1, 1971
Gene Vincent holds what proves to be his final recording session, cutting material in London for British radio
Oct 23, 1971
Charley Pride debuts on WWVA's "Jamboree U.S.A." in Wheeling, West Virginia, becoming the first country artist to sell out four concerts at the radio show's location, the Capitol Music Hall
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