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    • Feb 8, 1961
    Hank Snow records "Beggar To A King" and "The Restless One" during the afternoon at RCA Studio B in Nashville
    Feb 9, 1961
    Jerry Lee Lewis records a version of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" in the first session at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Nashville
    Feb 9, 1961
    The Louvin Brothers record "Keep Your Eyes On Jesus." Pam Tillis & Johnny Cash will remake the song with The Jordanaires for the 2003 tribute album "Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs Of The Louvin Brothers"
    Feb 10, 1961
    Flatt & Scruggs record The Carter Family classic "You Are My Flower" at Nashville's Bradley Recording Studios with Mother Maybelle Carter backing them on autoharp. A live version of the song becomes a hit three years later
    Feb 11, 1961
    Charlie Rich records "Who Will The Next Fool Be" at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Nashville
    Feb 13, 1961
    Clarence White and Roland White appear as members of The Country Boys on an episode of the CBS sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show"
    Feb 13, 1961
    Frank Sinatra creates Reprise Records. Purchased by Warner Bros., the label eventually develops country hits for such acts as Dwight Yoakam, Blake Shelton, Kenny Rogers, Gordon Lightfoot and Carlene Carter
    Feb 15, 1961
    Burl Ives records "A Little Bitty Tear" in an afternoon session at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville
    Feb 19, 1961
    Bill Black's Combo performs an instrumental medley on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The medley includes a version of "Don't Be Cruel," a song on which Black played bass for his former employer, Elvis Presley
    Feb 22, 1961
    You can tell it's a single: Ricky Nelson sings "You Are The Only One" for the third time in two months on "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet." It's a single, but not a hit
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