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Dec 8, 1959
Marty Raybon is born in Greenville, Alabama. As the lead singer for Shenandoah, he puts an identifiable stamp on "Two Dozen Roses," "The Church On Cumberland Road" and "If Bubba Can Dance"
Jul 3, 1960
Not quite two years since the death of his mother, Gladys, Elvis Presley's father marries Dee Stanley in Huntsville, Alabama. Elvis refuses to attend the wedding
Dec 23, 1960
Two 150-pound marble flower vases and a marble replica of Hank Williams' hat are stolen from his grave in Montgomery, Alabama
Oct 16, 1961
Guitarist Wanda Vick is born in Montevallo, Alabama. She joins the all-female band Wild Rose, which nets a minor hit in 1989 with "Breaking New Ground"
Dec 3, 1961
Lew Childre dies at his home in Foley, Alabama. The multi-faceted entertainer used numerous vaudevillian skills in a career that spanned comedy, tent shows, radio, recording and a run on the Grand Ole Opry
May 2, 1962
Ty Herndon is born in Butler, Alabama. He wins the Male Star of Tomorrow honor in the TNN/Music City News awards in 1996, while fashioning such hits as "What Mattered Most," "Living In A Moment" and "Hands Of A Working Man"
Oct 17, 1962
Future Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden welcomes a son, musician Chris Golden, in Brewton, Alabama
Aug 30, 1963
Jeff Cook takes an on-air shift at Fort Payne's WFPA Radio
Jun 8, 1964
Alton Delmore, of The Delmore Brothers, dies in Huntsville, Alabama. The Delmores' blues-tinged country netted such classics as "Hillbilly Boogie" and "Blues Stay Away From Me" on their way to a 2001 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Nov 4, 1964
The MGM movie biography of Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin' Heart," opens in Montgomery, Alabama, with Hank Williams Jr. appearing on the soundtrack. Governor George Wallace declares Hank Williams Week
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