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    • May 6, 1960
    Elvis Presley records four songs for the "G.I. Blues" soundtrack at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. One of the songs, "Pocketful Of Rainbows," also appears in the Tom Cruise movie "Jerry Maguire"
    May 7, 1960
    Elvis Presley shares the cover of TV Guide with Frank Sinatra
    May 8, 1960
    The Browns perform "The Old Lamplighter" from New York during an installment of CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show"
    May 9, 1960
    G.D. Searle & Co. receives approval from the Food & Drug Administration for the contraceptive pill Enovid. Fifteen years later, it leads to a controversial Loretta Lynn country hit, "The Pill"
    May 9, 1960
    Decca releases Bill Anderson's "The Tip Of My Fingers"
    May 10, 1960
    Jimmie Davis is sworn in as governor during an inaugural ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The event is attended by fellow country artists and executives Webb Pierce, Owen Bradley, Hubert Long and Faron Young
    May 10, 1960
    Paul Hewson, better known as U2 vocalist Bono, is born in Dublin, Ireland. A friend of Johnny Cash, he records "Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes" for the 1997 album "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute"
    May 12, 1960
    The San Diego school district demands "Gotta Travel On" author Pete Seeger agree to not make anti-government statements during a concert two days later. Seeger refuses to sign the agreement; a court rules the show must go on
    May 12, 1960
    "The Ford Show," starring Tennessee Ernie Ford and Molly Bee, welcomes guests Johnny Cash and Homer & Jethro
    May 12, 1960
    On a Frank Sinatra TV special, Sinatra welcomes Elvis Presley back to civilian life and trades tunes. Sinatra croons "Love Me Tender," while Elvis sings "Witchcraft"
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