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    • Feb 2, 1960
    Cowboy Copas records "Alabam" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
    Jun 4, 1960
    Patsy Cline sings "Lovesick Blues" during an episode of ABC's "Country Music Jubilee." Eddy Arnold and Cowboy Copas also appear
    Aug 22, 1960
    Cowboy Copas starts a 12-week run in the #1 position on the Billboard country singles chart with "Alabam"
    Jan 25, 1963
    Kansas City disc jockey "Cactus" Jack Call dies in a car accident. To raise money for his family, several country artists perform a benefit concert in March, including Patsy Cline, Cowboys Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Dottie West and George Jones
    Mar 2, 1963
    Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins make what proves to be their final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Hawkins sings "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Lonesome 7-7203." Copas offers "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" and "Alabam"
    Mar 3, 1963
    Patsy Cline gives what proves to be her final show, a benefit for the widow of deejay "Cactus Jack" Call, at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas. Also appearing: Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Dottie West, Billy Walker, George Jones and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
    Mar 5, 1963
    A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas City
    Mar 9, 1963
    The Grand Ole Opry observes a minute of silence for Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Randy Hughes and Jack Anglin
    Mar 17, 1963
    A Grand Ole Opry road show pays homage to Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas, where they gave their final concert 12 days prior. The tribute comes at the end of a concert, with Tex Ritter performing "I Dreamed Of A Hill-billy Heaven"
    Oct 29, 1988
    Gary Lee Copas, the son of Cowboy Copas, dies
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