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Sep 6, 1963
Mark Chesnutt is born in Beaumont, Texas. With honky tonk forming the center point for his music, he emerges with "Too Cold At Home" in 1990 and becomes one of the steadiest hitmakers of the decade
Sep 8, 1963
Songwriter Gary Baker is born in Niagara Falls, New York. His successes include John Michael Montgomery's "I Swear," Reba McEntire's "One Honest Heart," Lonestar's "I'm Already There" and Alabama's "Once Upon A Lifetime"
Sep 9, 1963
"The Bobby Lord Show" debuts on WSM-TV in Nashville. Within two years, the music program is syndicated
Sep 10, 1963
Marty Robbins records "Begging To You" during an evening session at Nashville's Columbia Studio B
Sep 11, 1963
Jimmy C. Newman records the Tom T. Hall-penned "D.J. For A Day"
Sep 11, 1963
Elvis Presley finishes filming "Viva Las Vegas" with Ann-Margret
Sep 12, 1963
The Louvin Brothers, already officially split, record together for the last time. Their final collaboration: "What Would You Take In Exchange For My Soul?"
Sep 12, 1963
The National Life and Casualty Insurance Company purchases Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville for $200,000, and officially recognizes it as the Grand Ole Opry House
Sep 14, 1963
George Hamilton IV's "Abilene" finds a home in the top position on the Billboard country singles chart
Sep 14, 1963
Hoping to end a boycott by major folk artists, ABC invites "Gotta Travel On" songwriter Pete Seeger to appear on "Hootenanny." When the network demands he sign an oath of loyalty to the U.S., he declines and the boycott continues
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