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    • Jun 9, 1951
    Lefty Frizzell reaches the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "I Want To Be With You Always"
    Jun 10, 1951
    "Casa Manana," a musical about an entrepreneur opening a Mexican restaurant, appears in theaters. Spade Cooley provides the band
    Jun 12, 1951
    The Weavers record the pop hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine." Six years later, it's revived as a pop and country crossover hit by Jimmie Rodgers
    Jun 15, 1951
    Ernest Tubb records the Ray Price-written "Hey La La" during an evening session at Nashville's Castle Studio
    Jun 16, 1951
    Hank and Audrey Williams hold grand opening for a new clothing store, Hank & Audrey's Corral, at 724 Commerce Street in downtown Nashville. Lefty Frizzell is on hand for the activities
    Jun 17, 1951
    Pop singer Lenny LeBlanc is born in Leominster, Massachusetts. As a member of the duo LeBlanc & Carr, he's part of the 1977 hit "Falling." He also writes Sawyer Brown's 1996 country hit "Treat Her Right"
    Jun 20, 1951
    "Silver Canyon" appears in American theaters, with Gene Autry playing a Union scout during the Civil War. Also on the bill: the reliable Pat Buttram
    Jun 22, 1951
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"
    Jun 26, 1951
    The Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut, presents Cole Porter Night, honoring a Yale grad who had become a leading voice for Broadway, and wrote the country hit "Don't Fence Me In." Porter, who is ill, does not attend
    Jun 28, 1951
    Steel guitarist Lloyd Maines is born in Lubbock, Texas. The father of Natalie Maines, he plays on many of The Dixie Chicks' hits, including "Long Time Gone," "Ready To Run" and "Wide Open Spaces"
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