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Aug 21, 1962
Johnny Cash records "Busted" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. He also cuts "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)," used in episode five of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
May 1, 1964
Hair stylist Larry Geller appears on the Paramount lot in Hollywood with promised spiritual reading material for his new client, Elvis Presley. Among the titles: "The Impersonal Life," "Autobiography Of A Yogi" and "The Initiation Of The World"
May 16, 1965
The Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a non-denominational place of worship named after the "You Are My Sunshine" singer, is dedicated near Jonesboro, Louisiana
Sep 4, 1965
Billboard reports J.D. Sumner has joined The Stamps Quartet as bass singer. In that role, he sings on numerous Elvis Presley hits, including "Burning Love," "Moody Blue," "Always On My Mind" and "Way Down"
Nov 15, 1965
Decca releases Loretta Lynn's gospel album "Hymns"
Dec 6, 1965
Several of Elvis Presley's friends commission art instructor John McIntire to sculpt a statue of Jesus for the Meditation Garden at Graceland Mansion, their Christmas present to The King
Dec 25, 1965
Elvis Presley's friends give him a statue of Jesus for his newly completed Meditation Garden at Graceland Mansion in Memphis. Girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu gives him a slot-car track
Mar 4, 1966
The Beatles' John Lennon, co-writer of the future country hits "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," is quoted controversially in The London Evening Standard: "We're more popular than Jesus Christ right now"
May 2, 1966
Capitol releases Buck Owens' gospel album "Dust On Mother's Bible"
May 20, 1966
Beatle George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India for the first time. Harrison is destined to write the Johnny Rodriguez country hit "Something"
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