Aug 1, 1966

Decca releases Bill Anderson's album "I Love You Drops"

Aug 1, 1966

Capitol releases Merle Haggard's "The Bottle Let Me Down"

Aug 1, 1966

The Everly Brothers perform on NBC's John Davidson-hosted replacement series "The Kraft Summer Music Hall"

Aug 1, 1966

George Ducas is born in Texas City, Texas. His edgy, guitar-driven music finds the Top 10 in 1994 via "Lipstick Promises." He also writes Radney Foster's "Just Call Me Lonesome," The Eli Young Band's "Always The Love Songs" and Sara Evans' "A Real Fine Place To Start"

Aug 1, 1966

Merle Haggard records "The Fugitive" at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood

Aug 3, 1966

Roy Orbison performs "Mean Woman Blues" and "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" on Dick Clark's after-school TV show "Where The Action Is"

Aug 3, 1966

Jimmie Rodgers guests alongside Frank Gorshin and Vikki Carr on CBS-TV's "The John Gary Show"

Aug 3, 1966

Lonestar's keyboard player Dean Sams is born in Garland, Texas. Winners of the Academy of Country Music's Best New Group or Duo for 1995, the band earns hits with "Tequila Talkin'," "No News" and the pop crossover single "Amazed"

Aug 4, 1966

Roger Miller achieves an RIAA-certified gold album for "Dang Me"

Aug 5, 1966

Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, hosts a country concert, featuring Roy Acuff, Kay Adams, Dick Curless, Pete Drake, Roy Drusky, Flatt & Scruggs, The Geezinslaw Brothers, Stonewall Jackson, Warner Mack, Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Dottie West and Hank Williams Jr.