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Feb 23, 1971

Jeannie C. Riley records "Oh, Singer" at Singleton Sound Studio in Nashville

Feb 26, 1971

Kris Kristofferson records "From The Bottle To The Bottom" for the first time at the Quad Studios in Nashville. A duet version with Rita Coolidge earns a Grammy nomination three years later

Feb 27, 1971

In the midst of sessions for the album "The Silver Tongued Devil And I" at Nashville's Quad Studios, Kris Kristofferson records "Sugar Man," the first of the songs that will eventually appear on his album "Jesus Was A Capricorn"

Mar 3, 1971

Bobby Bare records "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" during an afternoon session at Nashville's Mercury Custom Studio. The Kris Kristofferson song becomes a hit 10 years later for Tompall & The Glaser Brothers

Mar 8, 1971

Elvis Presley sees the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier heavyweight fight in New York via closed-circuit TV at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. Frazier wins the bout by a unanimous decision, while Presley is pretty much ignored on his home turf

Mar 10, 1971

Jeannie C. Riley records "Roses And Thorns" at Singleton Sound Studio in Nashville

Mar 10, 1971

Billy "Crash" Craddock records Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" in a lunchtime session at Nashville's Woodland Sound

Mar 11, 1971

Jeannie C. Riley records "Good Enough To Be Your Wife" in an evening session at Singleton Sound Studio in Nashville

Mar 16, 1971

Elvis Presley checks into Nashville's Baptist Hospital, where he is confirmed to have glaucoma in his left eye

Mar 17, 1971

Singer/songwriter Nick Nixon has his first Nashville recording session at the Jack Clement Studio in Nashville. He never gains a foothold as an artist, but a year later, he does score a hit as the writer of Barbara Fairchild's "The Teddy Bear Song"

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