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    • Apr 2, 1962
    Decca releases Burl Ives' "Funny Way Of Laughin'"
    Apr 2, 1962
    Faron Young records "The Comeback" at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
    Apr 2, 1962
    Billy Dean is born in Quincy, Florida. He nets a series of smooth hits in the 1990s, including "Only Here For A Little While," "Billy The Kid," "Only The Wind" and "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," named the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year in April 1992
    Apr 3, 1962
    Steve Grossman, of The Gibson/Miller Band, is born in West Ipswich, New York. He plays drums on their two minor hits, "High Rollin'" and "Texas Tattoo," but the group breaks up in 1994 after just two albums
    Apr 6, 1962
    Time magazine prints the lyrics of "P.T. 109" in their entirety, noting the salute to John F. Kennedy was recorded by "cowboy crooner Jimmy Dean"
    Apr 8, 1962
    Rock guitarist Izzy Stradlin is born in Lafayette, Indiana. He becomes a key member of Guns N' Roses, co-writing and playing on "Sweet Child O' Mine." The band will be referenced in 2016 on Keith Urban's "Wasted Time" and Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"
    Apr 9, 1962
    Elvis Presley begins filming "Girls! Girls! Girls!" in Hawaii
    Apr 10, 1962
    Marty Robbins records "Devil Woman" and "Ruby Ann" in an evening session at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
    Apr 13, 1962
    Hank Locklin records "We're Gonna Go Fishin'" during an afternoon session at RCA Studio B on Nashville's Music Row
    Apr 16, 1962
    Decca releases the Webb Pierce single "Take Time" backed with "Crazy Wild Desire"
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