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Nov 1, 1951
Cole Porter, co-author of "Don't Fence Me In," is released from Doctors Hospital in New York after a stay of nearly four weeks in which he underwent repeated shock therapy for emotional problems
Nov 5, 1951
Songwriter Archie Jordan is born in Augusta, Georgia. He writes the Ronnie Milsap ballads "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World" and "It Was Almost Like A Song," plus hits for Sylvia, Charlie Rich and Barbara Mandrell
Nov 5, 1951
Martha Carson records her signature song, "Satisfied," at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel. The gospel tune never makes national country charts, but it helps her gain membership in the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 9, 1951
MGM releases the first Hank Williams album, "Hank Williams Sings"
Nov 11, 1951
Gene Kelly has a leading role as "An American In Paris" arrives in theaters. The title earns a mention in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
Nov 11, 1951
Pop singer Paul Cowsill is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He becomes one of seven members of the family group The Cowsills, who gain a trio of pop hits in the 1960s. One of them, "Indian Lake," is remade as a country hit by Freddy Weller
Nov 12, 1951
Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "Driftwood On The River"
Nov 13, 1951
Ernest Tubb records "Somebody's Stolen My Honey" at Nashville's Castle Studio
Nov 14, 1951
Pop singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop is born in San Diego. His 1977 single "On And On" will be referenced in Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"
Nov 14, 1951
Hank Williams makes his first national TV appearance, on CBS-TV's "The Perry Como Show," performing "Hey, Good Lookin'"
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