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May 21, 1959
Carl Smith records the Mel Tillis-penned "Ten Thousand Drums" at the Bradley Studios in Nashville
May 22, 1959
Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys Seattle radio station KVI
May 23, 1959
Priscilla Beaulieu graduates from junior high school in Austin, Texas, just months before she meets Elvis Presley in Germany
May 25, 1959
Johnny Horton and his historical hit "The Battle Of New Orleans" are featured in both Time and Newsweek
May 26, 1959
Keyboard player Dave Robbins is born in Atlanta, Georgia. A co-writer of Restless Heart's "The Bluest Eyes In Texas," he becomes one-third of the harmony-intensive group BlackHawk, scoring a series of hook-laden hits in the 1990s
May 31, 1959
Pop singer Bobby Darin performs "Dream Lover" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The song becomes a country hit a dozen years later for Billy "Crash" Craddock
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