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    • Jan 19, 1959
    Jim Reeves begins a five-week run at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "Billy Bayou," written by Roger Miller
    Jan 19, 1959
    Tennessee Ernie Ford guests on the CBS sitcom "The Danny Thomas Show" as Kentucky Cal, a stranger the kids invite to dinner
    Jan 21, 1959
    The Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley" is certified gold by the RIAA. The folk single later wins a Grammy in the country category
    Jan 23, 1959
    Buddy Holly performs in Milwaukee, where the temperature is 25 below, sharing the bill with Ritchie Valens, Frankie Sardo, The Big Bopper and Dion. Waylon Jennings plays bass for Holly on what proves to be the first date on Holly's final tour
    Jan 23, 1959
    Flatt & Scruggs record "Crying My Heart Out Over You" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. It later becomes a hit for Ricky Skaggs
    Jan 24, 1959
    Songwriter Jimmy Driftwood plays "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport, where he works with Johnny Horton to streamline the lyrics to "The Battle Of New Orleans," which Horton records three days later
    Jan 27, 1959
    A still-unknown Ed Bruce has a guest role on the ABC police drama "Naked City"
    Jan 27, 1959
    Johnny Horton records "The Battle Of New Orleans" during an evening session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on Nashville's Music Row
    Jan 29, 1959
    Marty Robbins and his wife, Marizona, have a daughter, Janet
    Jan 29, 1959
    Ray Price records "Heartaches By The Number" in the evening at the Bradley Film & Recording Studios in Nashville
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