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Jan 2, 1961
Capitol releases Buck Owens' "Foolin' Around"
Jan 5, 1961
Singer/songwriter Mark Nesler is born in Beaumont, Texas. He writes Tim McGraw's "Just To See You Smile," George Strait's "Living And Living Well," Josh Turner's "Time Is Love" and Keith Urban's "You Look Good In My Shirt," among others
Jan 5, 1961
Iris DeMent is born in Paragould, Arkansas. Combining folk and traditional country elements, she covers "Big City" on the Merle Haggard tribute album "Tulare Dust." Her name inspires the title of The Goo Goo Dolls' Grammy-nominated rock song "Iris"
Jan 6, 1961
George Hamilton IV records "To You And Yours (From Me And Mine)" at RCA Studio B in Nashville
Jan 6, 1961
Colonel Tom Parker negotiates a raise for Elvis Presley. Paramount agrees to pay $175,000 for each of the studio's next three Presley pictures, and $200,000 for the two that will follow them
Jan 7, 1961
Faron Young records "Hello Walls" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio on Nashville's Music Row
Jan 9, 1961
Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska" goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
Jan 9, 1961
Brenda Lee records the pop hit "You Can Depend On Me" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Jan 12, 1961
Decca releases Brenda Lee's pop hit "Emotions"
Jan 12, 1961
Ray Price records "Heart Over Mind" and "The Twenty-Fourth Hour" in an evening session at Nashville's Bradley Studios
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