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  • Dec 22, 1959
    Record producer Mark Bright is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Raised in Longview, Texas, he oversees sessions by Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, The Swon Brothers, Sara Evans and BlackHawk
    Dec 22, 1959
    "Maybellene" songwriter Chuck Berry is charged in St. Louis with violating the Mann Act, for reputedly transporting a female across state lines for sexual purposes
    Dec 23, 1959
    Buck Owens records "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)" and "Above And Beyond" in a productive afternoon at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood
    Dec 24, 1959
    Elvis Presley kicks out a dermatologist who's been giving him treatments for a month when he discovers the doctor is gay. The doctor returns that night, threatening to expose a relationship with an underage girl, Priscilla Beaulieu
    Dec 25, 1959
    While spending Christmas in Germany, Elvis Presley gives Priscilla Beaulieu a gold watch with diamonds. She presents him bongo drums
    Dec 27, 1959
    Running back Alex Hawkins plays in the NFL Championship Game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as the Colts defeat the New York Giants, 31-16. Hawkins will be credited as a songwriter on the 1992 Collin Raye country hit "That's My Story"
    Dec 29, 1959
    Columbia releases the George Morgan single "You're The Only Good Thing (That's Happened To Me)"
    Dec 30, 1959
    Songwriter Don Henry is born in San Jose, California. He co-writes Kathy Mattea's "Where've You Been" and Miranda Lambert's "All Kinds Of Kinds"
    Dec 31, 1959
    Bass player Jeff Johnson is born in Nashville. He joins the cowpunk band Jason & The Scorchers, whose "Absolutely Sweet Marie" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"

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