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    • Jul 9, 1961
    Bluegrass vocalist and bass player Ronnie Bowman is born in North Carolina. After a stint in The Lonesome River Band, he co-writes Brooks & Dunn's "It's Getting Better All The Time," Chris Stapleton's "Nobody To Blame" and Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More"
    Jul 10, 1961
    Kitty Wells launches a four-week run at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "Heartbreak U.S.A."
    Jul 10, 1961
    Spade Cooley's murder trial, in which he's accused of killing his wife, begins in Kern County, California. He's sentenced to prison the following month
    Jul 11, 1961
    Chet Atkins plays a concert in the rain in Nashville's Centennial Park without telling the audience of 10,000 that every time he touches the guitar, he gets shocked. The closest he comes to letting on is to announce "I'm real brave tonight"
    Jul 11, 1961
    Elvis Presley begins filming "Follow That Dream" in Crystal River, Florida. During the next month of shooting, he meets an 11-year-old named Tom Petty
    Jul 11, 1961
    While watching baseball's annual All-Star Game on television, Bill Anderson gets a phone call asking him to join the Grand Ole Opry. Anderson, of course, whispers yes. The National League, meanwhile, beats the American League, 5-4
    Jul 12, 1961
    Ferlin Husky records pop star Wayne King's "The Waltz You Saved For Me"
    Jul 13, 1961
    Ray Price records "Soft Rain"
    Jul 15, 1961
    Bill Anderson joins the Grand Ole Opry
    Jul 17, 1961
    Capitol releases Buck Owens' "Under The Influence Of Love"
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