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    • May 1, 1961
    Roland White and Clarence White appear as members of the fictitious band The Country Boys in an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show" on CBS
    May 1, 1961
    Decca releases Webb Pierce's "Sweet Lips"
    May 2, 1961
    RCA releases Elvis Presley's "I Feel So Bad"
    May 3, 1961
    Songwriter Harlan Howard records the original version of "She Called Me Baby." The song becomes a hit for Charlie Rich in 1974
    May 6, 1961
    Dick Clark, the future producer of the Academy of Country Music awards, is officially divorced from his first wife, Barbara
    May 8, 1961
    Faron Young's version of the Willie Nelson-penned "Hello Walls" hits #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    May 8, 1961
    As he turns 21, Ricky Nelson officially changes his stage name to Rick Nelson
    May 9, 1961
    Ann-Margret records the pop hit "I Just Don't Understand" at RCA Studio B in Nashville. Among the ace musicians on the session: pianist Floyd Cramer, bass player Bob Moore, harmonica man Charlie McCoy and The Jordanaires
    May 12, 1961
    Leroy Van Dyke records "Walk On By" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville
    May 13, 1961
    Actor Gary Cooper dies of cancer in Beverly Hills, California. Known for his work in "High Noon," "The Pride Of The Yankees" and "Sergeant York," he will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
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