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Nov 5, 1961
Jimmy Dean performs "Big Bad John" in New York for CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show"
Nov 12, 1961
Brenda Lee sings "Fool #1" on CBS' variety series "The Ed Sullivan Show." Also on the broadcast from New York: The Ames Brothers and Pearl Bailey
Nov 29, 1961
The Grand Ole Opry comes to Carnegie Hall, with Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Faron Young and The Jordanaires. The performance benefits the Musicians' Aid Society. In the crowd: Jimmy Dean and comic Jack Benny
Feb 7, 1962
The movie "The Outsider" premieres in New York, with Tony Curtis in the role of World War II hero Ira Hayes. The Native American soldier also becomes the topic of a Johnny Cash hit, "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes," two years later
Mar 5, 1962
Songwriter/producer John Shanks is born in New York. He produces The Wreckers, Bon Jovi and Sara Evans and writes several Keith Urban hits, including "You're My Better Half" and "Somebody Like You"
Apr 3, 1962
Steve Grossman, of The Gibson/Miller Band, is born in West Ipswich, New York. He plays drums on their two minor hits, "High Rollin'" and "Texas Tattoo," but the group breaks up in 1994 after just two albums
May 10, 1962
Johnny Cash plays prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. He's supported on the bill by George Jones, Tompall & The Glaser Brothers and The Carter Family
May 27, 1962
Jackie Wilson appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" singing "Lonely Teardrops," a future country hit for Narvel Felts. The evening's lineup also includes pop singer Connie Francis and baseball star Hank Greenberg
Jul 13, 1962
Songwriter Victoria Shaw is born in Manhattan, New York. Her credits include "The River," by Garth Brooks; "Too Busy Bein' In Love," by Doug Stone; and "I Love The Way You Love Me," by John Michael Montgomery
Jul 18, 1962
Percussionist Daniel de los Reyes is born in New York City. He becomes a member of The Zac Brown Band in 2012, in time to help record the album "Uncaged"
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