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    • Feb 8, 1966
    Porter Wagoner begins two days of recording that yield most of his concept album "Confessions Of A Broken Man." The album becomes the first Nashville release to win a Grammy for Best Cover Photography
    Feb 9, 1966
    Eddy Arnold guests on "The Danny Kaye Show" on CBS
    Feb 9, 1966
    Chet Atkins pulls together a recording session at Nashville's RCA Studios on 17th Avenue, in which the musicians add new instrumental support to the voice of the late Jim Reeves, taken from demo recordings of "Distant Drums" and "Nobody's Fool"
    Feb 10, 1966
    Songwriter Billy Rose dies of pneumonia in Jamaica. His compositions include "Barney Google," "Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight" and "Without A Song," a 1984 country hit for Willie Nelson
    Feb 11, 1966
    Sgt. Barry Sadler sings "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Billy Grammer does "Gotta Travel On," and Dean joins The Andrews Sisters on "Pistol Packin' Mama." The Andrews trio also does a portion of "Don't Fence Me In"
    Feb 11, 1966
    Roger Miller picks up a gold album from the RIAA for his "Golden Hits"
    Feb 12, 1966
    Minnie Pearl rejoins the Grand Ole Opry following a 14-month hiatus
    Feb 14, 1966
    Roy Rogers & Dale Evans host the circus in Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 14, 1966
    Columbia releases Johnny Dollar's "Stop The Start (Of Tears In My Heart)"
    Feb 14, 1966
    Buck Owens records "Where Does The Good Times Go" at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood. The version is placed in the vault after a more satisfactory version gets cut several weeks later
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