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Jun 12, 1964
Broadway composer Cole Porter, a co-writer of the country hit "Don't Fence Me In," checks into Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York with a fractured hip and a bladder infection. He remains for 10 days
Jun 13, 1964
Dean Martin covers Hank Williams' "Take These Chains From My Heart" on the ABC variety show "The Hollywood Palace." Also in the episode are The Rolling Stones and The King Sisters
Jun 14, 1964
Decca releases Ernest Tubb's album "Thanks A Lot"
Jun 15, 1964
Pop artists Peter & Gordon land in America as the British duo embarks on its first U.S. tour. Member Peter Asher is destined to produce Linda Ronstadt's country hits, including "Blue Bayou" and "When Will I Be Loved," the following decade
Jun 17, 1964
George Hamilton IV records "Truck Driving Man" at RCA Studio B in Nashville
Jun 17, 1964
Actor Clint Eastwood and dancer Roxanne Tunis have a daughter, Kimber Tunis, in Los Angeles. Eastwood goes on to sing with Merle Haggard on the 1980 country hit "Bar Room Buddies"
Jun 17, 1964
MGM releases Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas," pairing Elvis with Ann-Margret
Jun 18, 1964
Claude King records the Tommy Collins-written "Sam Hill" in the afternoon at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studios
Jun 20, 1964
"More Hank Snow Souvenirs" tops the Billboard country albums chart
Jun 21, 1964
Guitarist Porter Howell is born in Longview, Texas. He helps found Little Texas, a thick-harmonied vocal group that becomes a major act during the mid-1990s behind the hits "God Blessed Texas," "What Might Have Been" and "Kick A Little"
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