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Jun 19, 1962
"The Music Man," featuring songs written by Meredith Willson, debuts in theaters. It will be cited in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
Jun 20, 1962
Rick Nelson records the pop hit "Teen Age Idol"
Jun 20, 1962
Singer/songwriter Billy Joe Shaver and wife Betty have a child, Eddy Shaver. Father and son work together when Eddy reaches adulthood in the band Shaver
Jun 21, 1962
"Hey! Baby!" songwriter Bruce Channel and his harmonica player, Delbert McClinton, appear at the Tower Ballroom in Liverpool, England. The opening acts include some band called The Beatles
Jun 22, 1962
Guitarist Cameron Hill dies in Houston. A former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he contributed to such classics as "Roly-Poly," "Hang Your Head In Shame" and "Stay A Little Longer," plus records by Moon Mullican, Tommy Duncan and Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
Jun 22, 1962
Columbia releases Marty Robbins' "Devil Woman"
Jun 24, 1962
Bill Monroe brushes off a journalist at Sunset Park in West Grove, Pennsylvania. It's a less than auspicious first meeting with the man who will become the manager that revives Monroe's career, Ralph Rinzler
Jun 24, 1962
Wynn Stewart marries Claire Douthit in Las Vegas. The marriage ends within a year
Jun 25, 1962
Decca releases Bill Anderson's "Mama Sang A Song"
Jun 26, 1962
Claude King records "Sheepskin Valley" during the morning hours at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville. He also takes his first swipe at "I've Got The World By The Tail," though the final version isn't cut until August
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