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Feb 7, 1960
Country singer Molly Bee guests on CBS-TV's "The Jack Benny Show"
Feb 8, 1960
Jim Reeves snags a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "He'll Have To Go"
Feb 8, 1960
Congress begins hearings to investigate payola in music and radio. Future Academy of Country Music awards producer Dick Clark survives the scandal. Rock deejay Alan Freed, credited as a co-writer on "Sincerely," is destroyed
Feb 9, 1960
The Hollywood City Council holds the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among those honored in its initial installment: Hank Williams, Sonny James, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mercer, Lefty Frizzell, Gene Autry and Jimmy Wakely
Feb 10, 1960
Jimmie Skinner records "Reasons To Live" at the King Recording Studio in Cincinnati
Feb 10, 1960
Singer/songwriter/musician Lionel Cartwright is born in Gallipolis, Ohio. His relaxed vocal style leads to four Top 10 singles from 1989-1991, the biggest coming with "Leap Of Faith"
Feb 11, 1960
Jimmy Driftwood guests on ABC-TV's "The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom"
Feb 11, 1960
Elvis Presley, serving with the Army in Germany, receives his stripes as a full sergeant, three weeks after he was officially notified of the promotion
Feb 13, 1960
Brenda Lee sings "Sweet Nothin's" during ABC's telecast of "The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show"
Feb 16, 1960
Johnny Cash records "Smiling Bill McCall" at Nashville's Bradley Recording Studio
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