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May 10, 1963
Columbia releases Claude King's "Building A Bridge"
May 11, 1963
Tim Raybon is born in Jacksonville, Florida. He joins sibling Marty Raybon, the lead singer of Shenandoah, to form The Raybon Brothers, who earn a gold single with their remake of the pop song "Butterfly Kisses"
May 12, 1963
Bob Dylan takes a legendary stance, refusing to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" when the CBS host requests he not play "Talkin' John Birch Society Blues." Brenda Lee, however, remains on the bill
May 14, 1963
Sons Of The Pioneers alumnus Doye O'Dell guests on the NBC-TV western "Empire"
May 15, 1963
Burl Ives wins Best Country & Western Recording at the fifth annual Grammy awards with "Funny Way Of Laughin'"
May 17, 1963
Liberty releases Jan & Dean's pop hit "Surf City," featuring guitarist Glen Campbell
May 18, 1963
Ray Charles performs at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, for an audience that includes musician Joe Cocker
May 18, 1963
Roy Orbison begins a 21-date tour of England with The Beatles as his opening act. The Beatles become the headliners by the end of the tour
May 22, 1963
Kenny Rogers files charges against his first wife, Janice, for preventing him from exercising visitation rights with his daughter
May 23, 1963
Gene Autry cuts the ribbon on the Hotel Continental, a 13-story building at 8401 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
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