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    • Jan 17, 1966
    The Everly Brothers make an appearance on the NBC music show "Hullabaloo." Hosted by Trini Lopez, it also features The Vogues performing the future Hal Ketchum hit "Five O'Clock World"
    Jan 19, 1966
    King of the tube: Roger Miller hosts an NBC-TV special, the first color 30-minute special in the network's history. Miller covers "King Of The Road," and the show leads directly to Miller hosting a weekly network series
    Jan 20, 1966
    RCA releases Sgt. Barry Sadler's album "Ballads Of The Green Berets"
    Jan 20, 1966
    Don Gibson records "(Yes) I'm Hurting" at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Jan 21, 1966
    Buck Owens performs "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" on ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show" with Dean singing harmony. Wilma Burgess sings "Baby," Pearl Bailey turns "King Of The Road" into "Queen Of The Road" and Dean closes with a gospel song, "It's No Secret"
    Jan 21, 1966
    The Beatles' George Harrison marries Patti Boyd at the Registry Office in Epsom, England. During their years together, he writes "Something," which becomes a country hit when Johnny Rodriguez remakes it
    Jan 23, 1966
    Rick Nelson appears as a musical guest on CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show." Others who perform include Duke Ellington, Eydie Gorme and comedian Jo Anne Worley
    Jan 24, 1966
    George Hamilton IV records the Gordon Lightfoot-penned "Early Morning Rain" at RCA Studio A in Nashville
    Jan 24, 1966
    Columbia releases Claude King's "Catch A Little Raindrop"
    Jan 25, 1966
    The Byrds record the psychedelic hit "Eight Miles High." The band features future country hitmakers Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman
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