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    • Jan 13, 1961
    Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "Walk Right Back." Anne Murray scores with a country remake in 1978
    Jan 14, 1961
    "Town Hall Party," an influential country radio/TV show in Los Angeles, comes to a conclusion after nine years. Its regulars included Merle Travis, Tex Ritter, Freddie Hart and Joe Maphis
    Jan 16, 1961
    Capitol releases The Louvin Brothers' "I Love You Best Of All"
    Jan 16, 1961
    Buck Owens and Rose Maddox record "Mental Cruelty" and "Loose Talk" at the Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood
    Jan 17, 1961
    Rose Maddox records "Conscience, I'm Guilty" at the Capitol Recording Studios at Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles
    Jan 19, 1961
    Rose Maddox records "Lonely Street." The song will become a country hit for Rex Allen Jr. in 1977
    Jan 20, 1961
    Jimmy C. Newman conducts his first Decca recording session, cutting "Everybody's Dying For Love"
    Jan 20, 1961
    "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country": John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States in Washington, D.C. The next year, he is celebrated in Jimmy Dean's single "P.T. 109"
    Jan 20, 1961
    Two weeks after signing a contract with Paramount Pictures, Colonel Tom Parker finishes negotiations with MGM on a deal that pays Elvis Presley $500,000 apiece for appearing in four movies
    Jan 20, 1961
    Elvis Presley finishes shooting "Wild In The Country"
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