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    • Jan 28, 1936
    Bill Phillips is born in Canton, North Carolina. He earns four Top 10 records in the 1960s. The biggest, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," features background vocalist Dolly Parton, who co-wrote it
    May 8, 1958
    Bill Phillips signs his first recording contract, with Columbia Records
    Mar 5, 1959
    Bill Phillips and Mel Tillis record "Sawmill," three years before the Tillis-penned song becomes a hit for Webb Pierce
    Jun 15, 1959
    Columbia releases Bill Phillips & Mel Tillis' "Sawmill." It doesn't chart, but Tillis earns a hit with a solo version in 1973
    Aug 27, 1959
    "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" singer Bill Phillips and his wife, Nita, have a son, William George Phillips, in Waynesville, North Carolina
    Jan 11, 1960
    Webb Pierce headlines the first of two nights of benefit concerts in Memphis for Red Sovine and his band, seven weeks after a car accident. Also on the bill are Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker, Bobby Sykes and Bill Phillips
    Jun 22, 1965
    Bill Phillips records "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" with Dolly Parton providing harmonies
    Jan 31, 1966
    Decca releases Bill Phillips' "Put It Off Until Tomorrow," with harmony vocals provided by Dolly Parton
    May 3, 1966
    Bill Phillips records "The Words I'm Gonna Have To Eat"
    Sep 28, 1966
    "Road To Nashville" opens, starring Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Ralph Emery, The Osbornes, Bill Phillips, Margie Singleton, Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, Norma Jean, Bobby Sykes, Don Winters and multiple Carters: Maybelle, June, Helen and Anita
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