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    • May 13, 1966
    Warner Bros. releases Johnny Sea's "Day For Decision," a conservative recitation in answer to Barry McGuire's pop protest song "Eve Of Destruction." Tracking at more than five minutes, it closes with a chorus of "America, The Beautiful"
    May 14, 1966
    WSM-TV airs the Grand Ole Opry in color for the first time. The bill at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium includes Roy Acuff, Hank Snow and Dottie West
    May 16, 1966
    Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs record Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing On My Mind," destined to become a hit for Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville
    May 16, 1966
    Decca releases Kitty Wells' "It's All Over (But The Crying)"
    May 16, 1966
    Capitol releases The Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds," prominently featuring Glen Campbell as rhythm guitarist on numerous tracks
    May 16, 1966
    Scott Reeves is born in Santa Monica, California. After working as a soap star on "The Young And The Restless," he forms Blue County with Aaron Benward, earning a hit with "Good Little Girls" in 2004. He also co-writes Toby Keith's "Made In America"
    May 16, 1966
    Columbia releases Bob Dylan's album "Blonde On Blonde," the first of three he records in Nashville during the 1960s
    May 16, 1966
    After a year away from the group, Scotty Stoneman rejoins The Stoneman Family
    May 17, 1966
    David Houston records "Almost Persuaded" at the Columbia Recording Studios on Music Row in Nashville
    May 17, 1966
    Wiley Walker dies in Oklahoma City. Along with Gene Sullivan, he made up half a significant duo, which recorded the original version of "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again," and had a hit in 1946 with "Make Room In Your Heart For A Friend"
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