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Aug 12, 1960
The former Carolyn Brown is granted a divorce from Bill Monroe. The judge stipulates that Monroe cannot marry Bessie Lee Mauldin, with whom he shares a home in Tennessee, during his ex-wife's lifetime
Aug 13, 1960
Jim Reeves performs "I'm Gettin' Better" and "He'll Have To Go" during the ABC telecast of "The Dick Clark Show"
Aug 14, 1960
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" singer Jimmy Boyd marries actress Yvonne Craig in Dallas. They depart after the wedding for a honeymoon in Mexico City
Aug 14, 1960
Watermelon Park in Berryville, Maryland, hosts the first all-day, multiple-act bluegrass festival. The lineup features Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, Reno & Smiley, The Osborne Brothers and fiddler Scotty Stoneman
Aug 15, 1960
Columbia releases Ray Price's "I Wish I Could Fall In Love Today"
Aug 16, 1960
Brenda Lee records the Mel Tillis-written pop hit "Emotions" at the Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville
Aug 16, 1960
Shooting begins for Elvis Presley's "Flaming Star" in Thousand Oaks, California
Aug 20, 1960
Warner Bros. releases The Everly Brothers' pop hit "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)." Hank Williams Jr. & Lois Johnson remake it as a country release in 1970
Aug 20, 1960
Marty Robbins crashes into two other racers when his micro-midget car, nicknamed the Big Iron Special, loses a wheel in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Robbins is uninjured
Aug 20, 1960
Johnnie & Jack conduct their final recording session for RCA Records at the label's Studio B in Nashville
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