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Mar 2, 1960
Sergeant Elvis Presley leaves Germany as the end of his Army hitch nears. Life magazine captures Priscilla Beaulieu waving goodbye
Mar 3, 1960
Bill Anderson records "The Tip Of My Fingers"
Mar 3, 1960
Sergeant Elvis Presley arrives at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on his return from Germany. Nancy Sinatra accompanies him, while Tina Louise--the future Ginger Grant on "Gilligan's Island"--covers the event for the Mutual Broadcast Network
Mar 4, 1960
"Maybellene" songwriter Chuck Berry is found guilty in St. Louis of violating the Mann Act, for taking an under-age female across state lines with reputedly improper motivations. It is the first of three such cases in which he will be tried over 13 months
Mar 4, 1960
Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver honors Elvis Presley's Army service in the Congressional Record, saying "this young American became just another G.I. Joe"
Mar 5, 1960
Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
Mar 7, 1960
Backup singer Chris Rodriguez is born in The Bronx, New York. He takes part in such hits as Faith Hill's "Breathe," Tim McGraw's "Angry All The Time," George Strait's "You'll Be There" and Reba McEntire's "Why Haven't I Heard From You"
Mar 7, 1960
Johnny Horton records "Sleepy-Eyed John" just before midnight at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Mar 8, 1960
Guitarist Jimmy Dormire is born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He replaces Michael Lamb in Confederate Railroad in 1995, after the band's peak years with "Trashy Women," "Queen Of Memphis" and "Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind"
Mar 14, 1960
Columbia releases Freddie Hart's "The Key's In The Mailbox." The song becomes a hit for Tony Booth 12 years later
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