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  • Apr 7, 1966
    Connie Smith records "Ain't Had No Lovin'" during a late-night session at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Apr 8, 1966
    Kitty Wells records "It's All Over (But The Crying)"
    Apr 8, 1966
    Elvis Presley wraps up principal photography for the movie "Spinout" in Los Angeles
    Apr 9, 1966
    "Roll Out The Red Carpet For Buck Owens And The Buckaroos" steps to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
    Apr 9, 1966
    Eddy Arnold starts a six-week ride at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with "I Want To Go With You"
    Apr 11, 1966
    Buffalo Springfield performs for the first time at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. It includes Neil Young and Stephen Stills. The group later adds Jim Messina, who writes Lynn Anderson's "Listen To A Country Song"
    Apr 11, 1966
    Frank Sinatra records "Strangers In The Night" in Hollywood, with Glen Campbell on guitar and future country executive Jimmy Bowen as producer
    Apr 12, 1966
    Loretta Lynn signs a 20-year concert booking agreement with The Wilburn Brothers' Wil-Helm Agency, giving the firm exclusivity "throughout the world and outer space"
    Apr 13, 1966
    Jean Shepard and Ray Pillow record "We Could." The song becomes a hit eight years later for Charley Pride
    Apr 18, 1966
    Capitol releases Jean Shepard and Ray Pillow's "I'll Take The Dog"

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