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  • Dec 2, 1959
    Ricky Nelson sings "Mighty Good" during a frat-themed episode of ABC's "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet"
    Dec 3, 1959
    The Browns record "The Old Lamplighter" in Nashville
    Dec 5, 1959
    New Orleans mayor Delesseps Morrison and Jimmie Davis finish one-two among 11 Democratic candidates for governor of Louisiana. They're rematched in a runoff primary election five weeks later
    Dec 6, 1959
    Pop and rockabilly singer Jimmie Rodgers appears in the NBC-TV special "Give My Regards To Broadway Starring Jimmy Durante"
    Dec 7, 1959
    Ray Price nabs a #1 country single in Billboard with "The Same Old Me"
    Dec 7, 1959
    Patsy Cline sings "Lovesick Blues" on ABC-TV's "Jubilee USA." She also delivers Christmas carols with Red Foley and Ferlin Husky
    Dec 7, 1959
    Rose Maddox leaves her protesting mother at a San Francisco hotel room to marry her second husband, club owner Jimmy Brogdon, in Las Vegas
    Dec 8, 1959
    Marty Raybon is born in Greenville, Alabama. As the lead singer for Shenandoah, he puts an identifiable stamp on "Two Dozen Roses," "The Church On Cumberland Road" and "If Bubba Can Dance"
    Dec 10, 1959
    Red Foley is indicted on charges of income tax evasion, covering the years 1954 and 1955. After two trials, he is eventually found not guilty
    Dec 12, 1959
    During an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry, Bill Monroe is presented with divorce papers filed by the former Carolyn Brown, who charges he's had an affair with bass player Bessie Lee Mauldin since 1941

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