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Mar 2, 1963
Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins make what proves to be their final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Hawkins sings "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" and "Lonesome 7-7203." Copas offers "You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry" and "Alabam"
Mar 2, 1963
Priscilla Beaulieu's father strikes a deal with Elvis Presley in Los Angeles, allowing the teenage girl to live at Graceland Mansion during her senior year in high school
Mar 3, 1963
Patsy Cline gives what proves to be her final show, a benefit for the widow of deejay "Cactus Jack" Call, at the Memorial Building in Kansas City, Kansas. Also appearing: Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Dottie West, Billy Walker, George Jones and Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper
Mar 3, 1963
The Texas state legislature in Austin recognizes George Jones as an honorary admiral in the Texas Navy
Mar 4, 1963
Decca releases Loretta Lynn's "The Other Woman"
Mar 5, 1963
RCA releases Jeanne Pruett's first single. It takes another 10 years before she realizes her first hit
Mar 5, 1963
Jim Reeves remakes "Don't Let Me Cross Over" at RCA Studio B in Nashville. His vocal is salvaged more than 15 years later and paired with new instrumental tracks and a performance by singer Deborah Allen
Mar 5, 1963
A plane crash in Camden, Tennessee, claims the lives of Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and pilot Randy Hughes as they return to Nashville from a charity concert in Kansas City
Mar 7, 1963
Rick Nelson performs "You Don't Love Me Anymore" during an episode of ABC's "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet"
Mar 7, 1963
Jack Anglin dies in an auto accident on the way to Patsy Cline's memorial service in Nashville. A former member of The Anglin Brothers trio, he joined Johnnie Wright to create Johnnie & Jack, earning hits from 1951-1958
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