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Nov 23, 1958
Pam Lewis is born in Rhinebeck, New York. She works for MTV in New York and RCA in Nashville before becoming the co-manager of Garth Brooks in 1988, continuing the association until a nasty split with her partner, Bob Doyle, in 1994
Dec 21, 1958
Roy Acuff lands in New York following a two-month USO tour in which he performed for American troops in Germany, Italy and France
Dec 25, 1958
The Everly Brothers begin a 10-day appearance at Manhattan's Loew's Theater in "Alan Freed's Christmas Rock & Roll Spectacular," joined on the bill by Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Jackie Wilson
Feb 8, 1959
Johnny Cash appears on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing "Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
Feb 11, 1959
The Gary Cooper movie "The Hanging Tree" debuts in New York, featuring Marty Robbins performing the title track
Feb 28, 1959
Songwriter Mack Gordon dies in New York. His song "At Last" becomes a pop standard when it's covered by Etta James and hits Top 15 on the national country charts after contestant Sundance Head performs it in 2016 on NBC's "The Voice"
Apr 3, 1959
"Battle Of New Orleans" songwriter Jimmy Driftwood performs at a Folksong '59 concert at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall, along with Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Mike and Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax
Apr 12, 1959
Pop singer Brook Benton performs "It's Just A Matter Of Time" in New York on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song is destined to become a country hit twice: for Sonny James and for Randy Travis
May 31, 1959
Pop singer Bobby Darin performs "Dream Lover" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song becomes a country hit a dozen years later for Billy "Crash" Craddock
Jun 7, 1959
Johnny Horton performs "The Battle Of New Orleans" in New York on CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show"
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