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    • Nov 2, 1960
    Johnny Horton visits his mother in Rusk, Texas, where they reminisce with family photo albums and he tells her he's had premonitions of his death. He dies in a car accident three days later
    Nov 4, 1960
    Johnny Horton performs in what proves to be his final show at The Skyline Club in Austin, Texas. The club also provided the setting for Hank Williams' final concert
    Nov 5, 1960
    Johnny Horton dies in an auto accident in Austin after performing at the Skyline. Also injured: manager Tillman Franks and guitarist Tommy Tomlinson. Horton's last words before the accident: "You know, Tillman, the Lord's been real good to me this year"
    Jan 5, 1961
    Singer/songwriter Mark Nesler is born in Beaumont, Texas. He writes Tim McGraw's "Just To See You Smile," George Strait's "Living And Living Well," Josh Turner's "Time Is Love" and Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt," among others
    Mar 11, 1961
    Ray Price's driver steers his bus off Highway 90 south of Valentine, Texas, to avoid a pickup truck when it pulls up onto the pavement from the side of the road. The driver's maneuver likely saves lives, though the bus breaks in two
    Apr 13, 1961
    Tammy Stephens is born in Arlington, Texas. After performing at Opryland, she joins The Girls Next Door, contributing to one Top 10 hit, "Slow Boat To China," on Mary Tyler Moore's MTM label
    Sep 17, 1961
    Charlie Walker organizes a benefit concert in San Antonio for Jimmie Rodgers' ailing widow, Carrie. Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Hawkshaw Hawkins, The Wilburn Brothers, Johnny Cash, Jimmy C. Newman and Bill Anderson help raise $6,000
    Nov 28, 1961
    Jimmie Rodgers' widow, Carrie, dies of cancer in San Antonio, Texas, 25 days after his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Dec 5, 1961
    June Carter performs on Johnny Cash's live show for the first time at "The Big D Jamboree" in Dallas. Two months later, she becomes a regular member of the Man in Black's road show
    Dec 14, 1961
    Henderson, Texas, declares Jim Reeves Day
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