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  • Jan 22, 1965
    Drummer Steven Adler is born in Cleveland, Ohio. He becomes a member of the rock band Guns N' Roses. The band will be namechecked in two 2016 country hits: Keith Urban's 2016 "Wasted Time" and Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt"
    Jan 23, 1965
    Sonny James begins a four-week stand at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "You're The Only World I Know"
    Jan 23, 1965
    "The King Family Show" debuts on ABC-TV. The variety series stars The King Sisters, who picked up a 1946 country hit with their remake of "Divorce Me C.O.D." They're backed by the Alvino Rey Orchestra
    Jan 24, 1965
    Former English prime minister Winston Churchill dies in London. He coined the phrase "If you're going through hell, keep going," which will be turned into a country song, Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)"
    Jan 25, 1965
    Guitarist Al Nevins dies in New York City. He was a member of the instrumental pop trio The Three Suns, who earned a country hit in 1950 by teaming with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt on "Beyond The Sunset"
    Jan 27, 1965
    Don Gibson is arrested at his home in Nashville for assault and battery following an altercation with his wife, Rosalene. She is hospitalized two days later with a laceration above her eye
    Jan 27, 1965
    Del Reeves joins the American Federation of Musicians in Nashville
    Jan 27, 1965
    Glen Campbell delivers three songs on an episode of ABC's "Shindig!" that also features Aretha Franklin and The Righteous Brothers. A medley of Crescent City songs also finds The Serendipity Singers covering "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Jan 27, 1965
    With his song "I Feel Fine" in the pop charts, Beatles songwriter John Lennon and his wife, Cynthia, begin a 10-day ski vacation in the Alps. Two dozen years later, the song becomes a country hit for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
    Jan 28, 1965
    Rex Allen, pop singer Jack Jones and Jimmy Dean perform a medley of western songs--including "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," "Cool Water" and "Don't Fence Me In"--on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Rhinestone fashion guru Nudie Cohn also appears as Allen delivers "Streets Of Laredo" and "This Ole House"

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