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    • Dec 16, 1966
    In his fourth attempt at the song, Merle Haggard records the hit version of "I Threw Away The Rose"
    Dec 17, 1966
    Connie Smith sings "Ain't Had No Lovin'" and "Hey, Good Lookin'" on the ABC music series "The Lawrence Welk Show"
    Dec 17, 1966
    Tracy Byrd is born in Vidor, Texas. Developing an updated version of traditional country, he emerges in 1993 to record a series of hits, including "Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous," "Watermelon Crawl" and "The Keeper Of The Stars"
    Dec 19, 1966
    "The Roger Miller Show" features pop singer Joanie Sommers during its half-hour on NBC prime-time
    Dec 19, 1966
    Mick Jagger, of The Rolling Stones, announces he has broken up with longtime girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton. Jagger goes on to co-write "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation publication
    Dec 19, 1966
    Claudia Horton Pryor, the mother of the late Johnny Horton, dies in a Jacksonville, Texas, hospital following a short illness
    Dec 19, 1966
    Decca releases the Jack Greene album "There Goes My Everything"
    Dec 20, 1966
    Johnny Horton earns a gold single from the RIAA for "The Battle Of New Orleans"
    Dec 22, 1966
    Roy Drusky loses $4,500 worth of equipment and stage clothes when thieves break into his trailer
    Dec 22, 1966
    Tennessee Ernie Ford performs "Sixteen Tons" during a guest appearance on NBC's "The Dean Martin Show"
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