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Nov 14, 1960
Time magazine coins the term "The Nashville Sound," applied to country records that use a softened approach in an attempt to gain broad appeal. The phrase becomes standard Music City jargon
Nov 15, 1960
Argo Records releases Etta James' "At Last." The pop recording will be reprised on NBC's "The Voice" by contestant Sundance Head, whose version reaches the Top 15 on the country chart
Nov 15, 1960
Record producer/guitarist Dann Huff is born in Nashville. He oversees country hits by Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Brantley Gilbert, Kane Brown, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry, among others
Nov 16, 1960
Actor Clark Gable dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. Noted for his work in "Gone With The Wind" and "It Happened One Night," he's recalled more than a decade later in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' "Do You Remember These"
Nov 16, 1960
The John Wayne movie "North To Alaska" debuts. The theme song is sung by Johnny Horton, who died 11 days earlier
Nov 16, 1960
Patsy Cline records "I Fall To Pieces" during an afternoon session at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville
Nov 17, 1960
Grandpa Jones and Ramona have their third child, a daughter, Alisa Jones
Nov 21, 1960
George Harrison is deported from Hamburg, Germany, when authorities discover he's under 18, and not of legal age to perform in clubs. Harrison goes on to write "Something," a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
Nov 22, 1960
Lewis Pruitt records "Crazy Bullfrog"
Nov 23, 1960
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans are grand marshals of the Santa Claus Lane parade in Hollywood, attended by 100,000 fans
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