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    • Apr 6, 1961
    Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun marries Ioana Maria Banu. Ten years earlier, he earned a hit as a songwriter for Big Joe Turner on "Chains Of Love," destined to become a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Apr 6, 1961
    Spade Cooley suffers a heart attack, three days after strangling and beating his wife to death. As a result, he's transferred from Bakersfield's Kern County Jail to Kern County General Hospital
    Apr 10, 1961
    Capitol releases Buck Owens & Rose Maddox's "Loose Talk" and "Mental Cruelty"
    Apr 11, 1961
    The fledgling Los Angeles Angels, owned by cowboy singer Gene Autry, play their first regular season baseball game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Angels defeat the Orioles, 7-2
    Apr 11, 1961
    Bob Dylan becomes a pro, opening for John Lee Hooker at New York's Gerde's Folk City. A number of Dylan's songs become country successes, including "It Ain't Me, Babe," "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "To Make You Feel My Love"
    Apr 12, 1961
    The Marty Robbins recording "El Paso" wins Best Country & Western Performance during the third annual Grammy Awards
    Apr 13, 1961
    The Everly Brothers make a guest appearance on NBC-TV's "The Ford Show Featuring Tennessee Ernie Ford"
    Apr 13, 1961
    Tammy Stephens is born in Arlington, Texas. After performing at Opryland, she joins The Girls Next Door, contributing to one Top 10 hit, "Slow Boat To China," on Mary Tyler Moore's MTM label
    Apr 14, 1961
    Claude Gray records "My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)" at the Bradley Studios in Nashville
    Apr 15, 1961
    Former Marty Robbins producer Mitch Miller graces the cover of TV Guide
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