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    • May 13, 1958
    Chet Atkins and Carl Smith are featured on the Red Foley-hosted ABC series "Country Music Jubilee"
    Nov 10, 1958
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's "The Best Years Of Your Life"
    Nov 13, 1958
    Carl Smith records "Lonely Girl"
    Mar 8, 1959
    Country stars gather for a pair of concerts at Louisville's Freedom Hall to raise money for the newly-founded Country Music Association. On the bill: Johnny Cash, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Carl Smith and Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
    May 21, 1959
    Carl Smith records the Mel Tillis-penned "Ten Thousand Drums" at the Bradley Studios in Nashville
    Jun 8, 1959
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Ten Thousand Drums"
    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
    Mar 18, 1960
    Carl Smith records "Cut Across Shorty." A Nat Stuckey version of the song becomes a country hit nine years later
    Mar 28, 1960
    Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Cut Across Shorty." The song becomes a hit nine years later for Nat Stuckey
    Mar 17, 1961
    "Five Star Jubilee" debuts on NBC, with five rotating stars hosting the country music variety show from Springfield, Missouri. The hosts: Rex Allen, Snooky Lanson, Tex Ritter, Carl Smith and Jimmy Wakely
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