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Nov 1, 1961
Skeeter Davis records "Where I Ought To Be"
Nov 2, 1961
Singer k.d. lang is born in Consort, Alberta. Debuting as a Patsy Cline-influenced artist in the 1980s, she earns two Grammy awards in the country field, then expands into wider stylistic waters
Nov 3, 1961
Columbia releases Carl Smith's "Air Mail To Heaven"
Nov 3, 1961
Hank Williams, music publisher Fred Rose and Jimmie Rodgers are the first inductees in the Country Music Hall Of Fame
Nov 4, 1961
Filming begins in Idyllwild, California, for the Elvis Presley boxing movie "Kid Galahad"
Nov 5, 1961
Jimmy Dean performs "Big Bad John" in New York for CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show"
Nov 8, 1961
Marty Robbins records "Sometimes I'm Tempted"
Nov 9, 1961
Brian Epstein first sees The Beatles, whom he is destined to manage, at The Cavern in Liverpool, England. The Fab Four will write several songs that become country hits, including "I Feel Fine," "Something" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party"
Nov 10, 1961
Singer/songwriter Brian Henningsen is born at Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, Illinois. He forms The Henningsens with his children, Aaron and Clara Henningsen, earning a country hit in 2013 with "American Beautiful." They also co-write The Band Perry singles "You Lie" and "All Your Life"
Nov 10, 1961
Columbia releases Stonewall Jackson's "A Wound Time Can't Erase"
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