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    • May 6, 1965
    Elton Britt, Boots Randolph and Pearl Bailey are showcased in the ABC series "The Jimmy Dean Show"
    May 7, 1965
    Country and pop are paired unusually in a show at Legion Field in Birmingham. Marty Robbins, Sonny James, Skeeter Davis, Del Reeves and Archie Campbell share the stage with The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and The Righteous Brothers
    May 8, 1965
    The Rolling Stones play the Jacksonville Coliseum in Florida with opening acts The Sir Douglas Quintet and Bobbie Martin. In attendance: Ronnie Van Zant, who goes on to co-write Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
    May 9, 1965
    "It Ain't Me, Babe" songwriter Bob Dylan performs at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London. Among those in attendance: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
    May 10, 1965
    Ray Price records "Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me" around midnight at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
    May 11, 1965
    Johnny Cash is arrested for trespassing in Starkville, Mississippi, when he walks on private property to pick some flowers. During his night in jail, he violently kicks the walls of his cell, breaking his big toe
    May 11, 1965
    Desert Rose Band founder Chris Hillman has his national TV debut as a member of The Byrds when the band plays "Mr. Tambourine Man" on NBC's "Hullabaloo." The episode also features The Supremes and Peter & Gordon, who do "True Love Ways"
    May 11, 1965
    Bill Anderson and Jan Howard record their first duet, "I Know You're Married"
    May 12, 1965
    Johnny Cash records the single version of Ramblin' Jack Elliott's "Mister Garfield"
    May 12, 1965
    Wilson Pickett records "In The Midnight Hour" in Memphis. Razzy Bailey has a minor hit in 1984 with a country remake
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