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Feb 2, 1961

Little Jimmy Dickens records "Farewell Party" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. The song has to wait 18 years to become a hit, for Gene Watson

Feb 4, 1961

Roger Miller records "When Two Worlds Collide" in Nashville

Feb 8, 1961

Hank Snow records "Beggar To A King" and "The Restless One" during the afternoon at RCA Studio B in Nashville

Feb 8, 1961

George Jones records "Tender Years" in Nashville at the Bradley Recording Studio

Feb 9, 1961

Jerry Lee Lewis records a version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" in the first session at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Nashville

Feb 10, 1961

Flatt & Scruggs record The Carter Family classic "You Are My Flower" at Nashville's Bradley Recording Studios with Mother Maybelle Carter backing them on autoharp. A live version of the song becomes a hit three years later

Feb 11, 1961

Charlie Rich records "Who Will The Next Fool Be" at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Nashville

Feb 15, 1961

Burl Ives records "A Little Bitty Tear" in an afternoon session at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville

Feb 25, 1961

Elvis Presley performs his first concert since returning from the Army--a charity event in Memphis. Tennessee governor Buford Ellington proclaims Elvis Presley Day

Mar 2, 1961

The Volunteer State observes Tennessee Ernie Ford Day as the singer visits the Tennessee legislature in Nashville

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