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Nov 16, 1963
Singer/guitarist Keith Burns is born in Atlanta, Georgia. He becomes one-third of Trick Pony, who emerge as one of the 21st century's first party bands behind such hits as "Pour Me" and "Just What I Do"
Dec 1, 1963
Ole Miss wins the SEC championship with a 10-10 tie against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. The Rebels' quarterback, Jim Weatherly, goes on to write "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
Dec 13, 1963
Songwriter Stan Jones dies in Los Angeles, California. He wrote "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky," which became a hit for Vaughn Monroe and for Johnny Cash, as well as the theme song to a Gene Autry western movie
Dec 29, 1963
The Weavers deliver a farewell concert at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. The folk group's members--Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert--wrote country hits "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Gotta Travel On" and "I'm Just A Country Boy"
Jan 1, 1964
Tom T. Hall moves to Nashville
Jan 1, 1964
Ole Miss quarterback Jim Weatherly, a future country songwriter, is intercepted on the final play of the Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans as the Alabama Crimson Tide defeats the Rebels, 12-7
Feb 3, 1964
Singer/songwriter Matraca Berg is born in Nashville. She writes Deana Carter's "Strawberry Wine," Reba McEntire's "The Last One To Know," Martina McBride's "Wild Angels" and Kenny Chesney's "You And Tequila," among others
Feb 5, 1964
Bass player Duff McKagan is born in Seattle, Washington. Added to the hard-rock band Guns N' Roses in 1985, he co-writes and plays on the group's signature single "Sweet Child O' Mine." Guns will be namechecked in Keith Urban's "Wasted Time" and Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"
Feb 24, 1964
Singer/songwriter Chris Austin is born in Boone, North Carolina. Ricky Skaggs earns a hit with Austin's "Same Ol' Love," though it comes after the songwriter's death in a plane crash involving the members of Reba McEntire's band
Feb 25, 1964
Lyricist Johnny Burke dies in New York. Known for such standards as "Pennies From Heaven" and "Swing On A Star," he also co-wrote Erroll Garner's "Misty," which becomes a country hit for Ray Stevens in 1975
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