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Nov 16, 1959
Marty Robbins' sometimes-producer Mitch Miller earns an RIAA-certified gold album for "Sing Along With Mitch." Among the songs featured: Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" and Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine"
Nov 18, 1959
The Charlton Heston picture "Ben-Hur" premieres in New York City. It earns a mention in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
Nov 19, 1959
Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two begin their first overseas tour, playing U.S. military bases in Germany
Nov 21, 1959
The Browns perform "The Three Bells" and "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" during ABC's telecast of "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show"
Nov 21, 1959
WABC radio in New York fires Alan Freed after the disc jockey refused to sign an affidavit saying he never received payola. Thus begins the undoing of a rock & roll legend, credited as a co-writer of the future Forester Sisters hit "Sincerely"
Nov 22, 1959
Broadway lyricist Sam Lewis dies in New York. The author of "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody" and "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?)," he also wrote the Jimmie Rodgers country hit "In The Hills Of Tennessee"
Nov 23, 1959
Musician Jim Nicks is killed when Red Sovine and his band have a car accident in Oklahoma, spurred by a blown tire. Sovine and three other band members are injured in the crash
Nov 23, 1959
An RCA spokesman denies rumors that Elvis Presley will change his style after his discharge from the Army
Nov 27, 1959
A doctor from Johannesburg, South Africa, begins a one-month series of treatments to reduce pores and acne scars on Elvis Presley. Presley is thrilled with the results, though those around him see no change
Nov 29, 1959
"The Battle Of New Orleans" wins Song of the Year for composer Jimmy Driftwood and Best Country & Western Performance for Johnny Horton during the second annual Grammy Awards
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