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    • Apr 1, 1961
    "Tomboy And The Champ," a movie that honors 4-H, appears in theaters, with Rex Allen in a subordinate role
    Apr 1, 1961
    Jerry Kennedy goes to work at Mercury Records in Nashville as an assistant to label president Shelby Singleton. He goes on to produce hits for such Mercury and Smash acts as The Statler Brothers, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roger Miller
    Apr 2, 1961
    Buddy Jewell is born in Osceola, Arkansas. After singing on demos for a number of years in Music City, he wins the first "Nashville Star" TV competition in 2003, leading to a recording contract and a gold album
    Apr 2, 1961
    Connie Francis records the pop hit "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" in New York. Margo Smith revives it for the country audience in 1977
    Apr 3, 1961
    Columbia releases Johnny Cash's "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma"
    Apr 3, 1961
    Decca releases Ernie Ashworth's "Forever Gone"
    Apr 3, 1961
    Folk figure Pete Seeger is sentenced in New York to 10 one-year prison terms for contempt of Congress, after a lengthy investigation into Communist activities. The conviction is overturned in 1962. Two years earlier, Seeger's "Gotta Travel On" became a country hit for Billy Grammer
    Apr 3, 1961
    Decca releases Brenda Lee's pop hit "You Can Depend On Me"
    Apr 3, 1961
    Spade Cooley beats his wife, Ella Mae, at his home in Kern County, California, and threatens to kill his 14-year-old daughter, Melody, if she tells anyone. Ella Mae is pronounced dead after midnight, and he receives a life sentence for the crime
    Apr 5, 1961
    Don Gibson records "Sea Of Heartbreak" at Nashville's RCA Studio B
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