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Jul 16, 1965
Retired songwriter Ted Snyder dies in Woodland Hills, California, following abdominal surgery. His compositions included "Who's Sorry Now?," a hit for western swing band Milton Brown & His Brownies as well as Connie Francis
Jul 17, 1965
Craig Morgan is born at Nashville's General Hospital. A member of the Army reserves, he makes an impact beginning in 2003 with slice-of-life vignettes such as "That's What I Love About Sunday," "Bonfire" and "Redneck Yacht Club"
Jul 19, 1965
Decca releases Johnny Wright's "Hello Vietnam"
Jul 19, 1965
Decca releases The Wilburn Brothers' "It's Another World"
Jul 21, 1965
Jody Miller contributes "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" to "Shindig!" on ABC-TV. Elsewhere in the lineup are Sonny & Cher, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers and The Sir Douglas Quintet
Jul 21, 1965
Dobro, banjo and guitar player Sidney Cox is born in Homer, Louisiana. He becomes a member of The Cox Family, a bluegrass act that earns critical acclaim and appears on the successful soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou"
Jul 22, 1965
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Bill Wyman are fined five pounds for urinating on a gas station wall in London. In 2003, their recording of "Honky Tonk Women" is ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among the 500 greatest country singles
Jul 22, 1965
Following a near-fatal car wreck 12 days earlier, Roy Acuff cancels all his remaining dates for the year, except a USO tour of South Vietnam
Jul 23, 1965
Guitarist Saul Hudson is born in London, England. Working professionally under the name Slash, he becomes a member of Guns N' Roses in 1985. The band will be mentioned in the lyrics of two 2016 country hits: Thomas Rhett's "T-Shirt" and Keith Urban's "Wasted Time"
Jul 25, 1965
Baseball player Torey Lovullo is born in Santa Monica, California. He is the son of "Hee Haw" producer Sam Lovullo
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