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    • Sep 21, 1941
    Dickey Lee is born in Memphis. After a 1962 pop hit with "Patches," he notches such '70s country hits as "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears." He also writes George Jones' "She Thinks I Still Care," George Strait's "Let's Fall To Pieces Together" and John Schneider's "I've Been Around Enough To Know"
    Nov 14, 1958
    Late guitarist Jay Perkins is honored with a memorial concert in Memphis. On the bill: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Webb Pierce, Dickey Lee, Ernest Tubb, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Sonny Burgess, Merle Travis, Lefty Frizzell and Joe Maphis
    Mar 7, 1962
    Dickey Lee records the pop hit "Patches" for Smash Records at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    Oct 1, 1968
    Elvis Presley attends the funeral for Dewey Phillips, the Memphis disc jockey who first interviewed the singer on the air. Pallbearers include record producer Sam Phillips and Dickey Lee
    Jul 21, 1971
    Dickey Lee records "Never Ending Song Of Love" at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Nov 16, 1971
    Dickey Lee records "Ashes Of Love" during an afternoon session in Nashville
    Dec 27, 1971
    Songwriter Bob McDill records "Catfish John" in Nashville with a band that includes singer/songwriter Dickey Lee. One year later, the song becomes the first country hit for Johnny Russell
    Mar 1, 1972
    Dickey Lee records "Catfish John" to kick off six hours of recording in Nashville. The song becomes a hit later in the year through a different recording by Johnny Russell
    Jan 15, 1973
    Dickey Lee records a pair of songs that will become hits for other artists in 1973 at RCA Studio B: "The Shelter Of Your Eyes," later recorded by Don Williams; and "If She Just Helps Me Get Over You," associated with Sonny James
    Feb 27, 1974
    Dickey Lee records "The Door Is Always Open" in Nashville. Dave & Sugar ride the song to hit status two years later
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